Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

manju

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables
man-ju
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Sanskrit.

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Etymology

From Japanese 饅頭 (manjū), from Chinese 饅頭 /馒头 (mántou). Doublet of mandu, manti, and mantou.

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Questions

What does manju mean?
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.
Where does manju come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce manju

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