mandu
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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)
- (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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Noun
mandu m (plural mandos)
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Unadapted borrowing from Javanese mandhu (ꦩꦤ꧀ꦝꦸ, “lead, accompany”), from Old Javanese amaṇḍuṅi (“to accompany”).
Noun
mandu
Etymology 2
Learned borrowing from Korean 만두 (mandu), semantic loan from Chinese 饅頭 / 馒头 (“steamed bun”).
Noun
Further reading
- “mandu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
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