momo

Examples

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• We sat in the main room of the house, had a Tibetan feast of momos and rice, and drank butter tea.

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• Nepali vendors in Kathmandu have also taken to filling momos with Snickers and Mars bars, especially in areas frequented by tourists.

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• At the restaurant, the menu featured momos alongside a variety of traditional South Asian dishes.

• During the festival, we enjoyed freshly steamed momos that were generously filled with minced meat.

Synonyms

P

potsticker

vsmomo

2 3.5

A small Chinese dumpling fried on one side and steamed on the other, often filled with meat or vegetables

is cooked by steaming or frying without the single-side crisping method

M

momo dumpling

vsmomo

4.6

A small dumpling filled with meat or vegetables, popular in Nepal and Tibet

is the South Asian steamed or fried variety specifically

S

spicy veggie momo

vsmomo

• Indian

3.8

A dumpling filled with spicy cooked vegetables often steamed or fried

is the general dumpling that can have meat or vegetable fillings

M

manto

vsmomo

9.5

A steamed dumpling filled with meat or vegetables eaten in Afghan cooking

is the South Asian steamed or fried form rather than the Afghan variant

M

manty

vsmomo

8.9

A steamed dumpling filled with meat in Central Asian cooking

is broader, allowing meat or vegetable fillings in South Asian cuisine

K

ku ku jiao

vsmomo

9.9

A small dough pocket with meat or vegetables inside usually steamed

is the South Asian specific dumpling, not the broad Chinese types

Compounds

M

momo dumpling

4.6

A small dumpling filled with meat or vegetables, popular in Nepal and Tibet

S

spicy veggie momo

• Indian

3.8

A dumpling filled with spicy cooked vegetables often steamed or fried

How Filling

empanada

7 3.2

pierogi

2 6.5

momo

1 4.2

dumpling

41 1.8

snack

471 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology