wonton

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US/ˈwɑntɑn/UK/ˈwɒntɒn/

noun

A Chinese dumpling, often stuffed with varieties of meat or seafood and vegetables.

Similar
won tonwonton soup
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Meanings

nounwonton (plural wonton or wontons)

plural wontons · alternative Canada Indonesia US won ton · alternative Philippines Singapore wanton · alternative Philippines Singapore wan ton · alternative Philippines Singapore huntun · alternative Malaysia Singapore wantan · alternative Malaysia Singapore wan tan

  1. A Chinese dumpling, often stuffed with varieties of meat or seafood and vegetables.

    The congee with crab is a best seller, while wonton are generously filled and flavoursome.

    2008, “Chee Kei”, in Hong Kong, Macau 2009: Restaurants & Hotels (Michelin Guide), Clermont-Ferrand: Michelin, →ISBN, page 65
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    The wonton will be done when the crab filling is cooked through and the wonton are very soft.

    2003, Salton, Inc., “[Great Appetizers & Snacks] Crab-Filled Wonton”, in 50 Great George Foreman® Lean Mean Contact Roasting Machine Recipes!, Rocklin, Calif.: Pascoe Publishing, Inc., →ISBN, page 12, column 2

    When the water boils again, the wonton are ready to be inhaled with a little chicken broth.

    2003, Gish Jen, “[Seafood] Mom’s Shrimp Wonton”, in Dean Faulkner Wells, editor, The New Great American Writers Cookbook, Jackson, Miss.: University Press of Mississippi, →ISBN, page 101

    Arrange cooked or uncooked filled wonton in a single layer on a baking sheet. Cover and place in freezer. When the wonton are frozen, transfer to freezer bag.

    2007, Deanna Buxton, “[Everything Else] Crispy Wonton”, in On the Side! Scrumptious Side Dishes to Complement Every Meal in Dinner is Ready! (30 Meals in One Day), [Pleasant Grove, Ut.]: Red Timer Inc., →ISBN, page 382

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna Chinese dumpling filled with spiced minced pork; usually served in soup

Similar

nouna soup with won ton dumplings

Similar
won tonwonton soup
Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Cantonese雲吞 /云吞
  2. Englishwonton

Borrowed from Cantonese 雲吞 /云吞 (wan⁴ tan¹, wan⁴ tan⁴).

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Translations

Afrikaans wonton
  • wontonChinese dumpling
Arabic وُونْتُون, وَانْتَان
  • وُونْتُون (wūntūn)Chinese dumpling
  • وَانْتَان (wāntān)Chinese dumpling
Catalan wantan, wanton
  • wantanChinese dumpling
  • wantonChinese dumpling
  • wontonChinese dumpling
Chinese Cantonese 餛飩 /馄饨, 雲吞 /云吞
  • 餛飩 /馄饨Chinese dumpling
  • 雲吞 /云吞Chinese dumpling
Chinese Mandarin 餛飩 /馄饨, 雲吞 /云吞
  • 餛飩 /馄饨 (húntun, húndun)Chinese dumpling
  • 雲吞 /云吞 (yúntūn)Chinese dumpling
  • 抄手 (chāoshǒu)Chinese dumpling
  • 扁食 (biǎnshi)Chinese dumpling
  • 匾食 (biǎnshi)Chinese dumpling
  • 鶻突 /鹘突 (hútū, hútú)Chinese dumpling
Dutch wantan
  • wantanChinese dumpling
Esperanto huntuno, vantano
  • huntunoChinese dumpling
  • vantanoChinese dumpling
  • vantonoChinese dumpling
  • vuntunoChinese dumpling
Finnish wonton
  • wontonChinese dumpling
French wonton, wantan
  • wontonChinese dumpling
  • wantanChinese dumpling
  • wantonChinese dumpling
  • wuntunChinese dumpling
German Wan Tan, Wantan
  • Wan TanChinese dumpling
  • WantanChinese dumpling
  • WontonChinese dumpling
  • HuntunChinese dumpling
Greek γουάν ταν, γουόν τον
  • γουάν ταν (gouán tan)Chinese dumpling
  • γουόν τον (gouón ton)Chinese dumpling
Indonesian pangsit, wonton
  • pangsitChinese dumpling
  • wontonChinese dumpling
Italian wonton
  • wontonChinese dumpling
Japanese ワンタン, 雲呑
  • ワンタン (wantan)Chinese dumpling
  • 雲呑 (wantan)Chinese dumpling
Korean 훈툰
  • 훈툰 (huntun)Chinese dumpling
Norwegian wonton, wan tan
  • wontonChinese dumpling
  • wan tanChinese dumpling
  • huntunChinese dumpling
Polish wonton
  • wontonChinese dumpling
Russian вонто́н, хуньту́нь
  • вонто́н (vontón)Chinese dumpling
  • хуньту́нь (xunʹtúnʹ)Chinese dumpling
  • юньту́нь (junʹtúnʹ)Chinese dumpling
Spanish wantán, wantón
  • wantánChinese dumpling
  • wantónChinese dumpling
  • wantonChinese dumpling
Thai เกี๊ยว
  • เกี๊ยว (gíao)Chinese dumpling
Vietnamese hoành thánh, vằn thắn
  • hoành thánhChinese dumpling
  • vằn thắnChinese dumpling
  • mằn thắnChinese dumpling
Yiddish וואָנטאָן
  • וואָנטאָן (vonton)Chinese dumpling

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Cite this entry
APA

wonton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wonton

MLA

“wonton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wonton. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wonton,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wonton.

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