wok

[wok]

noun

1. a large bowl-shaped pan used in cooking Chinese food.

wok

/ wɒk /

noun

1. a large metal Chinese cooking pot having a curved base like a bowl and traditionally with a wooden handle

Word History and Origins

Origin of wok¹

1955–60; < dialectal Chinese (Guangdong) wohk pan, equivalent to Chinese huo

Word History and Origins

Origin of wok¹

from Chinese (Cantonese)

Example Sentences

It's reminiscent of a cooking wok or the upswept eaves of a Chinese temple.

From BBC

At 75, she’s been at it for more than half-a-century and still frequently works the sole wok at the Merry Go Round.

From Los Angeles Times

Same for "wok on a grill"? I’ve always been obsessed with live-fire cooking—it’s one of the oldest, purest forms of preparing food.

From Salon

A specialist wok hob had also been delivered to the hotel’s kitchen.

From BBC

Aromatic plumes billow out from aluminum-covered vent hoods as chefs with decades of experience produce steaming plates of crackled shrimp, juicy mussels, and crisped-up rice by tossing the ingredients in a giant, flame-cradled wok.

From Salon