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WONTON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does wonton mean?
• WONTON (noun)
The noun WONTON has 2 senses:
1. a Chinese dumpling filled with spiced minced pork; usually served in soup
2. a soup with won ton dumplings
Familiarity information: WONTON used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A Chinese dumpling filled with spiced minced pork; usually served in soup
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
won ton; wonton
Hypernyms ("wonton" is a kind of...):
dumpling; dumplings (small balls or strips of boiled or steamed dough)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A soup with won ton dumplings
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
won ton; wonton; wonton soup
Hypernyms ("wonton" is a kind of...):
soup (liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food)
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