won ton

or won·ton

[ won ton ]

noun

1. (in Chinese cooking) a dumpling filled with minced pork and spices, usually boiled in and served with soup but sometimes fried as a side dish.
2. a soup containing won tons.

won ton

/ ˈwɒn ˈtɒn /

noun

1. a dumpling filled with spiced minced pork, usually served in soup
2. soup containing such dumplings

Word History and Origins

Origin of won ton¹

1930–35; < dialectal Chinese (Guangdong) wàhn tān, akin to Chinese húntun dumpling

Word History and Origins

Origin of won ton¹

from Chinese (Cantonese) wan t'an pastry