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Gyoza

3 stages from Chinese to English.

Today it means a pan-fried, crescent-shaped dumpling filled with meat and vegetables

Where does the word "gyoza" come from? It comes from Chinese jiǎozi, passing through Japanese before entering English (late 1900s).

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Stage 1 of 3
jiǎozi
Chinese · ancient
"a filled boiled or fried dumpling"
the Chinese dumpling brought back to Japan by soldiers and settlers
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Stage 2 of 3
gyōza
Japanese · 1940s
"a pan-fried dumpling"
adapted into a pan-fried version that became a postwar Japanese staple
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Stage 3 of 3
gyoza
English · late 1900s
"a pan-fried Japanese-style dumpling"
borrowed as Japanese restaurant menus spread internationally
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