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油条 (ユウティアオ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
youtiao ; Chinese cruller ; Chinese fried dough stick
food / cooking
A long, deep-fried strip of dough, often eaten for breakfast in China and other parts of East Asia. In Japanese contexts, it is typically referred to by its Chinese name or described as a type of fried bread.
from Chinese yóutiáo
Written forms 油条
ユウティアオ
Standard kanji form borrowed from Chinese. The reading ユウティアオ is the most common Japanese approximation of the Mandarin pronunciation.
ヨウティヤオ
Alternate reading reflecting an older or different Chinese dialectal approximation. Less common than ユウティアオ.
ヨウティヤオ
article, clause, counter for articles, clauses, paragraphs, etc.
Similar words 揚あ げパン 揚げパン is a general term for fried bread, often sweet and coated with sugar or kinako, while 油条 specifically refers to the savory Chinese cruller.
ドーナツ ドーナツ is a sweet, ring-shaped fried dough, whereas 油条 is a long, unsweetened, and more bread-like Chinese fried dough.
Etymology Borrowed from Mandarin Chinese 油条 (yóutiáo), literally 'oil strip'. The Japanese readings are phonetic approximations of the Chinese pronunciation.
