Meanings
nounyoutiao (plural youtiao)
- A type of deep-fried dough stick eaten in China and other East and Southeast Asian cuisines.
Origin
Borrowed from Mandarin 油條／油条 (yóutiáo).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 油炸鬼, 油條 /油条
- 油炸鬼 (jau⁴ zaa³ gwai²)deep-fried dough stick
- 油條 /油条deep-fried dough stick
Chinese Mandarin 油條 /油条
- 油條 /油条 (yóutiáo)deep-fried dough stick
Indonesian cakwe
- cakwedeep-fried dough stick
Japanese 油条
- 油条deep-fried dough stick
Korean 유탸오
- 유탸오 (yutyao)deep-fried dough stick
Malay cakoi, patongko
- cakoideep-fried dough stick
- patongkodeep-fried dough stick
- cahkwedeep-fried dough stick
Russian ютя́о
- ютя́о (jutjáo)deep-fried dough stick
Tagalog bitso
- bitsodeep-fried dough stick
Thai ปาท่องโก๋
- ปาท่องโก๋ (bpaa-tɔ̂ng-gǒo)deep-fried dough stick
Vietnamese quẩy, giò cháo quẩy
- quẩydeep-fried dough stick
- giò cháo quẩydeep-fried dough stick
- dầu cháo quẩydeep-fried dough stick
Cite this entry
APA
youtiao. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/youtiao
MLA
“youtiao.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/youtiao. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “youtiao,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/youtiao.
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