wok
noun
a large bowl-shaped pan used in cooking Chinese food.
woks
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pluralof wok.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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No longer out of reach for China’s middle class, beef now sizzles in home woks and restaurant kitchens.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 2, 2023
Grill pans and woks are really cool, too, but also not a "must."
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2023
He traveled to the Malaysian street food mecca of Penang and marveled at the vendors firing their woks with charcoal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2022
Roberto’s follows an Asian fusion restaurant, which left behind multiple woks when it closed.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 15, 2022
Cooks dropped fish heads into woks of hissing oil, and urchins threaded their way underfoot searching for unguarded valuables.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
