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wonton
- /ˈwɑntɑn/ US
- /ˈwɒntɒn/ UK
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Borrowed from Cantonese 雲吞 /云吞 (wan⁴ tan¹, wan⁴ tan⁴).
noun wonton · wontons · won ton · wanton · wan ton · huntun
- A Chinese dumpling, often stuffed with varieties of meat or seafood and vegetables. The wonton will be done when the crab filling is cooked through and the wonton are very soft.
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noun Chinese dumpling
| Español | wantán, wantón, wanton |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 훈툰 huntun |
| 日本語 | ワンタン wantan, 雲呑 wantan |
| 中文 | 餛飩 /馄饨 húntun, húndun, 雲吞 /云吞 yúntūn, 抄手 chāoshǒu, 扁食 biǎnshi, 匾食 biǎnshi, 鶻突 /鹘突 hútū, hútú |
| Français | wonton, wantan, wanton, wuntun |
| Deutsch | Wan Tan, Wantan, Wonton, Huntun |
| Italiano | wonton |
| Ελληνικά | γουάν ταν gouán tan, γουόν τον gouón ton |
| Русский | вонто́н vontón, хуньту́нь xunʹtúnʹ, юньту́нь junʹtúnʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | hoành thánh, vằn thắn, mằn thắn |
| العربية | وُونْتُون wūntūn, وَانْتَان wāntān |
Talk about this word "wonton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wonton. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. wonton. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wonton "wonton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wonton.
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@misc{wonton_2026,
title = {wonton},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wonton},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
