English Explanatory Dictionary

wonton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Chinese dumpling, often stuffed with varieties of meat or seafood and vegetables.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɑntɑn/ /ˈwɒntɒn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-wonton.wav

Word forms

wonton wontons won ton wanton wan ton huntun wantan wan tan

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 雲吞 /云吞 (wan⁴ tan¹, wan⁴ tan⁴).

Related words

jiaozi
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