name
Meaning 1
A female given name from Sanskrit.
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manju
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noun
Meaning 2
A traditional Japanese confection; most have an outside made from flour, rice powder, kudzu, and buckwheat, and a filling of red bean paste, usually made from boiled azuki beans and sugar; in Hawaii, Okinawan ones are made with a filling of purple sweet potato, butter, milk, sugar, and salt, but the most common filling is bean paste.
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History
Etymology
From Sanskrit मञ्जु (mañju, “beautiful, lovely, charming, pleasant, sweet”).
From Japanese 饅頭 (manjū), from Chinese 饅頭 /馒头 (mántou). Doublet of mandu, manti, and mantou.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Japanese: 饅頭 — Japanese snack
- Polish: manjū — Japanese snack
- Russian: мандзю (mandzju) — Japanese snack