won ton

or won·ton

[ won-ton ]

/ ˈwɒn ˌtɒn /

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noun

(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.

a soup containing won tons.

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Origin of won ton

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

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH won ton

wanton, won ton

Words nearby won ton

wonna, Wŏnsan, wont, wonted, won't hear of, won ton, won't wash, woo, wood, wood alcohol, wood-and-water joey

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How to use won ton in a sentence

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But there's a ton of value for me in my background and my history, and losing it would be a shame.
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Then she won, and went half mad with the joy and excitement, but the joy didn't last long.
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But the nasty part of the whole thing was, that Haggard had won eleven thousand pounds from a weak-headed boy.
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His unbounded generosity won for him the admiration of all his race, who graciously recognized him as their Maguinoó.
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Whoever succeeded in getting the ring on his stick won the game, and carried the prize home as a sign of victory.
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At Grosbeeren and Dennewitz, where his divisional officers fought and won, the Prince kept discreetly in the rear.
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British Dictionary definitions for won ton

won ton

/ (ˈwɒn ˈtɒn) /

noun Chinese cookery

a dumpling filled with spiced minced pork, usually served in soup

soup containing such dumplings

Word Origin for won ton

from Chinese (Cantonese) wan t'an pastry

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