Mantou
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mantou is a noun meaning Chinese steamed bun (without any filling).
Meaning
Chinese steamed bun (without any filling).
Example Sentences
“You sit down and eat mantous and soy milk,” she ordered.
On nous apporta du thé, du riz et des mantous – des petits pains de farine de blé.
He wished he had more of the mantous that they’d been given in Shanghai. His younger sister couldn’t stop remarking how delicious the Chinese breads were. The mantous had been a welcome change from the muei (Chinese porridge) on which they had been subsisting for so long.
Word Forms
- mantous
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include baozi, nikuman, buuz, wonton, manapua, shumai.
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