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zongzi

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

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtsʊŋˈtsɪ/
  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈzʊŋzɪ/
  • dzo͝ong′dzœ′
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noun

Meaning 1

A traditional Chinese dumpling of glutinous rice stuffed with a savoury or sweet filling, wrapped in large flat leaves, and cooked by steaming or boiling.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 粽子 (zòngzi), from 粽 (zòng, “dumpling of glutinous rice wrapped in leaves”) + 子 (zi, diminutive suffix).

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 粽 — traditional Chinese dumpling of glutinous rice stuffed with a filling
  • Hakka Chinese: 粽仔 (chung-é) — traditional Chinese dumpling of glutinous rice stuffed with a filling
  • Chinese: 粽 (zh-min-nan) — traditional Chinese dumpling of glutinous rice stuffed with a filling
  • Chinese Mandarin: 粽子 (zòngzi) — traditional Chinese dumpling of glutinous rice stuffed with a filling
  • French: zongzi — traditional Chinese dumpling of glutinous rice stuffed with a filling
  • Indonesian: bacang — traditional Chinese dumpling of glutinous rice stuffed with a filling
  • Indonesian: bakcang — traditional Chinese dumpling of glutinous rice stuffed with a filling
  • Japanese: ちまき (chimaki) — traditional Chinese dumpling of glutinous rice stuffed with a filling
  • Japanese: 粽 (chimaki) — traditional Chinese dumpling of glutinous rice stuffed with a filling
  • Korean: 쫑즈 (jjongjeu) — traditional Chinese dumpling of glutinous rice stuffed with a filling
  • Malay: cang — traditional Chinese dumpling of glutinous rice stuffed with a filling
  • Malay: kuih cang — traditional Chinese dumpling of glutinous rice stuffed with a filling
  • Russian: цзу́нцзы (czúnczy) — traditional Chinese dumpling of glutinous rice stuffed with a filling
  • Thai: บ๊ะจ่าง (bá-jàang) — traditional Chinese dumpling of glutinous rice stuffed with a filling
  • Vietnamese: bánh tro — traditional Chinese dumpling of glutinous rice stuffed with a filling
  • Vietnamese: bánh bá trạng — traditional Chinese dumpling of glutinous rice stuffed with a filling
  • Zhuang: faengx — traditional Chinese dumpling of glutinous rice stuffed with a filling