English Explanatory Dictionary

Rangoon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Yangon, the former capital of Myanmar before Naypyidaw was made the capital in 2006.
noun
  1. A deep-fried dumpling in American Asian cuisine, stuffed with a specified ingredient (typically crab).

Pronunciation

/ɹæŋˈɡuːn/

Word forms

Rangoon rangoons

Etymology

From the pronunciation of Burmese ရန်ကုန် (rankun) in the Rakhine dialect.

Derived words

crab Rangoon Rangoonese
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