gyoza

noun

gyo·​za gē-ˈō-zə 

plural gyoza or gyozas

: a crescent-shaped dumpling consisting of a thin wrapper that is filled usually with meat, seafood, or vegetables

Gyoza are very versatile—you can pan-fry, steam, boil or deep-fry them, or simply add a couple to your noodle soup.

—Sachie Nomura, quoted in Newcastle (Australia) Herald

Given my Chinese descent, the first dumplings I ever ate were Chinese ones—wontons, potstickers, and boiled dumplings. But I've also ordered gyoza at Japanese restaurants, which seem similar enough to potstickers.

—Christine Gallary

Now fold over and crimp the edges of each gyoza together for a decorative look.

—Eric Akis

Smoked crawfish quesadillas and pork gyozas with sesame ginger sauce are two of the available appetizers.

—Sara Fludd

compare pot sticker, wonton

Examples of gyoza in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Festival food includes sushi, spam musubi, gyoza, yakisoba, mochi, teriyaki chicken rice bowls, shave ice, cotton candy and bento boxes with pork cutlet, teriyaki salmon or sesame tofu, with iced coffee, boba drinks, beer, sake, plum wine, sodas and lemonade to wash it all down. —Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2024

The three-piece should be enough to satisfy one (try ’em with a side of fries or gyoza), with five being perfect to share. —Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2024

Just as every culture has a version of a pierogi—hello ravioli, gyoza, wonton, momo, samosa, etc.—every viewer of the film will see their father, son, friend, and neighborhood in the people on the screen. —Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024

Other menu options include edamame, gyoza and steamed bao buns. —The Arizona Republic, 4 Mar. 2024

That extends from making gyoza dumplings all the way up to the preservation of a one-thousand-year-old temple. —Laura Manske, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024

The setting is a fetching backdrop to a surprisingly long a la carte menu whose small-plate highlights include juicy pork belly and kabocha squash gyoza and tuna tartare — red with gochujang and fruity with apple — scooped up with nubby tempura seaweed chips. —Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2024

Other menu items include katsu curry, tonkatsu ramen and appetizers like takoyaki and gyoza dumplings. Details: 1900 E. 5th St., Tempe. —Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 8 Jan. 2024

Japanese drummers were moved to the Korean stand, where the chefs were doing double duty — selling both beef bulgogi from the Korean menu and chicken gyoza from the Japanese bill of fare. —Randy Diamond, San Antonio Express-News, 24 May 2021

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Japanese gyōza, probably borrowed from Chinese (Northern Chinese dialect of Hebei and Shandong) giǎoze "dumpling" (Standard Chinese jiǎozi)

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above