gyoza

Meanings

Noun

A Japanese crescent-shaped dumpling filled with a minced stuffing and steamed, boiled or fried; the Japanese equivalent of the Chinese jiaozi.

Origin / Etymology

From Japanese 餃子 (gyōza), itself borrowed from Mandarin 餃子／饺子 (jiǎozi), possibly from a variety without significant palatalization, such as Peninsular Mandarin (Weihai: /ciau²¹³ tsz̩⁰/), or from Mandarin before palatalization (ie. *giǎozi). Doublet of jiaozi.

Scrabble Score: 18

gyoza is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
gyoza is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gyoza is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

gyoza is a valid Words With Friends word