wonton
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5.1
- noun
- /ˈwɑːnˌtɑːn/
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wonton
- My mother made this wonton soup for dinner.
- wonton wrappers
- wonton soup
- wonton noodles
Examples
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My mother made this wonton soup for dinner.
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Fried Wontons ($3.45): At first glance, we were excited by the appearance of these wontons.
Blog text (21) -
Why we love it: Nothing beats a bowl of warm wonton soup at 3 a.m. on a freezing winter night.
Blog text (27) -
It ended up being some kind of beef wonton noodle soup and it was amazing.
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We'd order wonton soup and crumpled duck and sit there for hours, talking.
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Mr. Chiu bought noodles, wonton, eight-grain porridge, and chicken soup, respectively, at four restaurants.
Fiction book (1996) -
The filling was minced beef, seasoned well, and the wontons were folded perfectly and fried until golden.
Blog text (21) -
-Deep-fried wontons, green onion cake, sliced barbequed pork, egg rolls, and... a couple cans of cola.
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It ended up being some kind of beef wonton noodle soup and it was amazing.
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We'd order wonton soup and crumpled duck and sit there for hours, talking.
Synonyms
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1.8
A small piece of dough, plain or filled, cooked and eaten, often in soup
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3.5
A small Chinese dumpling fried on one side and steamed on the other, often filled with meat or vegetables
A Chinese dumpling filled with meat or vegetables and served in clear soup
A small dough pocket with meat or vegetables inside usually steamed
A steamed dumpling filled with meat in Central Asian cooking
Soft dumpling from Norfolk, England usually steamed or boiled and served with stew
Compounds
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Etymology
Wonton comes from a Chinese name for the dumpling, from Cantonese wun-tun or Mandarin hún-tún, which mean 'small wrapped dumpling'. So wonton still refers to a little dumpling filled with meat, seafood, or vegetables, often served in soup.