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wok
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/ wÉ’k /
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noun
a large bowl-shaped pan used in cooking Chinese food.
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Origin of wok
1955–60; <dialectal Chinese (Guangdong) wohk pan, equivalent to Chinese huo
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British Dictionary definitions for wok
wok
/ (wÉ’k) /
noun
a large metal Chinese cooking pot having a curved base like a bowl and traditionally with a wooden handle
Word Origin for wok
from Chinese (Cantonese)
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