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youtiao

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈjoʊtjaʊ/

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noun

Meaning 1

A type of deep-fried dough stick eaten in China and other East and Southeast Asian cuisines.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 油條/油条 (yóutiáo).

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Burmese: အီကြာကွေး (i-kra-kwe:) — deep-fried dough stick
  • Chinese Cantonese: 油炸鬼 (jau4 zaa3 gwai2) — deep-fried dough stick
  • Chinese Cantonese: 油條 /油条 — deep-fried dough stick
  • Eastern Min Chinese: 油炸粿 (iù-cák-guōi) — deep-fried dough stick
  • Chinese: 油炸粿 (zh-min-nan) — deep-fried dough stick
  • Chinese Mandarin: 油條 /油条 (yóutiáo) — deep-fried dough stick
  • Indonesian: cakwe — deep-fried dough stick
  • Japanese: 油条 — deep-fried dough stick
  • Khmer: ឆាខ្វៃ (chaakhvay) — deep-fried dough stick
  • Korean: 유탸오 (yutyao) — deep-fried dough stick
  • Lao: ປາທ່ອງໂກ໋ (pā thǭng kō) — deep-fried dough stick
  • Lao: ຈັບກ້ວຍ (chap kuāi) — deep-fried dough stick
  • Lao: ຂະຫນົມຄູ່ (kha nom khū) — deep-fried dough stick
  • Lao: ເຂົ້າຫນົມຄູ່ (khao nom khū) — deep-fried dough stick
  • Malay: cakoi — deep-fried dough stick
  • Malay: patongko — deep-fried dough stick
  • Malay: cahkwe — deep-fried dough stick
  • Russian: ютя́о (jutjáo) — deep-fried dough stick
  • Tagalog: bitso — deep-fried dough stick
  • Thai: ปาท่องโก๋ (bpaa-tɔ̂ng-gǒo) — deep-fried dough stick
  • Vietnamese: quẩy — deep-fried dough stick
  • Vietnamese: giò cháo quẩy — deep-fried dough stick
  • Vietnamese: dầu cháo quẩy — deep-fried dough stick