wonton
Wonton (noun) means a small Chinese dumpling, typically filled with meat or seafood and served in soup or fried. Example: “We ordered a bowl of wonton soup to warm up on the cold walk home.”
How to use wonton
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA thin-skinned filled dumpling, popular in Chinese cooking, especially in soup.
Word forms
wonton plural, wontons plural
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We ordered a bowl of _____ soup to warm up on the cold walk home.
Etymology
Borrowed from Cantonese wan tan, meaning roughly "swallowing a cloud" — a poetic description of the dumpling floating in broth.
Rhymes for wonton
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What does “wonton” mean?
The word “wonton” means a small Chinese dumpling, typically filled with meat or seafood and served in soup or fried. In plain terms, a thin-skinned filled dumpling, popular in Chinese cooking, especially in soup.
How do you pronounce “wonton”?
“Wonton” is pronounced WON-ton (/ˈwɑntɑn/ in IPA).
How do you use “wonton” in a sentence?
Here is “wonton” used in a sentence: “We ordered a bowl of wonton soup to warm up on the cold walk home.”
What part of speech is “wonton”?
“Wonton” is a noun.
Where does the word “wonton” come from?
The word “wonton” comes from Cantonese. Borrowed from Cantonese wan tan, meaning roughly "swallowing a cloud" — a poetic description of the dumpling floating in broth.
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