mandu

English

Jjin-mandu (steamed dumplings)

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 만두(饅頭) (mandu), in turn from Chinese 饅頭馒头 (mántou). Doublet of manju, manti, and mantou.

Noun

mandu (plural mandu)

  1. (cooking) A dumpling in Korean cuisine.
    • 2012, Matthew Waterhouse, “Man exists not on bread alone: Every day’s a feast in the East”, in Konglish: The Ultimate Survival Guide for Teaching English in South Korea, Bloomington, Ind.: iUniverse, Inc., →ISBN, page 103:
      Mandu are the traditional fast food of the region and make a great meal or snack for the road.
    • 2014, Dan Whalen, Stuffed: The Ultimate Comfort Food Cookbook: Taking Your Favorite Foods and Stuffing Them to Make New, Different and Delicious Meals, Salem, Mass.: Page Street Publishing Co., →ISBN, page 82:
      Preheat the oil to 350°F (180°C) and fry the mandu in batches until golden and crispy.
    • 2014, Si King, Dave Myers, The Hairy Bikers’ Asian Adventure: Over 100 Amazing Recipes from the Kitchens of Asia to Cook at Home, London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, →ISBN:
      When you have made all the mandu, heat about a tablespoon of groundnut oil in a non-stick frying pan or a wok that has a lid.
    • 2019, Lydia E. Marcell, “Signal”, in The Reality Trust: A Stuntwoman’s Last Will & Testament, →ISBN, page 93:
      It isn’t a particularly busy evening for Kim’s Dumplings, so we should be able to enjoy some strangely public privacy. / “Why here?/ “I wanted dumplings.” She gestures to a plate of mandu, covered in hot sauce.
    • 2022, Taekyung Chung, Debra Samuels, The Korean Table: From Barbecue to Bibimbap 100 Easy-To-Prepare Recipes, North Clarendon, Vt.: Tuttle Publishing, →ISBN, page 40:
      Mandu are found in soups or eaten on their own as an appetizer with a dipping sauce and come in a variety of shapes and sizes.

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Asturian

Noun

mandu m (plural mandos)

  1. lead; leadership
  2. control
  3. remote; remote control

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmʌn.dʊ/
  • Hyphenation: man‧du

Etymology 1

Unadapted borrowing from Javanese mandhu (ꦩꦤ꧀ꦝꦸ, lead, accompany), from Old Javanese amaṇḍuṅi (to accompany).

Noun

mandu

  1. principle; rule
  2. procedure

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Korean 만두 (mandu), semantic loan from Chinese 饅頭馒头 (steamed bun).

Noun

mandu (first-person possessive manduku, second-person possessive mandumu, third-person possessive mandunya)

  1. (cooking) dumplings in Korean cuisine, usually made of tofu

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