gyoza
/ˈɡjɒzə/noun
gyoza is spelled G-Y-O-Z-A: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gyoza means “A Japanese crescent-shaped dumpling filled with a minced stuffing and steamed, boiled or fried; the Japanese equivalent of the Chinese jiaozi” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gyoza is gyozas.
How many letters and syllables are in gyoza?
| Letters | 5: G-Y-O-Z-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 103,949th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is gyoza?
Gyoza appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce gyoza?
- /ˈɡjɒzə/
- /ˈɡjoʊzə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of gyoza
- gyozas plural
- gyōza
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gyoza mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Japanese crescent-shaped dumpling filled with a minced stuffing and steamed, boiled or fried; the Japanese equivalent of the Chinese jiaozi.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of gyoza.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does gyoza come from?
Borrowed 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.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).