manti

Meaning

Noun

A type of dumpling served in Turkish and Central Asian cuisine

Origin

The immediate source is Turkish mantı or Ottoman Turkish مانطی. Before that the origin is obscure. The word was widespread in central Asia by the 13th century. Mandarin may be another borrowing, making manti a mantou, and mandu.

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