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Manchurian

Manchurian

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A dish of fried vegetables or meat in a spicy, tangy sauce
  • noun
  • /mænˈtʃʊəriən/
  • Indian
: manchuriano
  • Chicken Manchurian is often served with fried rice or noodles.

Examples

  • We ordered vegetable Manchurian as a starter at the new Indo-Chinese restaurant.

  • Many people enjoy the spicy flavor of Manchurian at family gatherings.

  • I love Manchurian chicken with extra spice.

  • Have you tried Manchurian noodles yet?

  • We ordered vegetable Manchurian as a starter at the new Indo-Chinese restaurant.

  • Chicken Manchurian is often served with fried rice or noodles.

  • Many people enjoy the spicy flavor of Manchurian at family gatherings.

Surface Forms

Manchurian singular
Manchurians plural

Morphology

Manchurian = Manchuria (semi-transparent) = Manchuria + ian

Formally built from the place name 'Manchuria' + '-ian', but the culinary sense (an Indo‑Chinese dish invented in South Asia) is not actually from Manchuria, so the semantic inference by learners may be misleading.

Etymology

A helpful way to remember the food Manchurian is to know it was created in India in a Chinese style and given the name Manchuria to sound Chinese. So Manchurian on a menu means 'a fried meat or vegetable dish served in a spicy, tangy sauce'.