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zongzis

zongzis is the plural of zongzi.

Meaning of zongzi

Noun

zongzi (plural zongzi or zongzis)

  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.
    • The traditional fare around Dragon Boat Festival time is zongzi, pyramids of glutinous rice wrapped in reed leaves. The zongzi, it is said, symbolize the rice that the Miluo River people threw to the fish so that they would leave Qu Yuan's body undisturbed.1953, Department for International Work, All-China Democratic Women's Federation, editor, Women of China, Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, →OCLC, page 17, column 2

Questions about zongzis

What is zongzis the plural of?
Zongzis is the plural of zongzi.

Words near zongzis in the dictionary

  1. zongora
  2. Zongs
  3. Zonguldak
  4. Zongyang
  5. zongzi
  6. zongzis
  7. Zonian
  8. Zonians
  9. zonic
  10. zoniclezole
  11. Zonie

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