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Rangoon¹

  • /ɹæŋˈɡuːn/

Rhymes with -uːn

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

  1. historical Yangon, the former capital of Myanmar before Naypyidaw was made the capital in 2006.

rangoon²

Where it comes from

Back-formed from crab rangoon.

noun rangoons

  1. A deep-fried dumpling in American Asian cuisine, stuffed with a specified ingredient (typically crab). Instead he orders beef vindaloo, Cantonese lobster with ginger sauce, pork rangoon, and something called salad pizza. He pays for it, eats it, and leaves the cartons in his living room, every inch of which is piled with books.

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"rangoon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rangoon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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rangoon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rangoon

Chicago

"rangoon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rangoon.

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@misc{rangoon_2026,
  title = {rangoon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rangoon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}