wonton

See also: won ton

English

Alternative forms

• won ton (Indonesia, US, Canada)
• wanton, wan ton, huntun (Philippines, Singapore)
• wantan, wan tan (Malaysia, Singapore)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈwɑntɑn/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈwɒntɒn/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

wonton (plural wonton or wontons)

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

     The wonton will be done when the crab filling is cooked through and the wonton are very soft.

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

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

   • 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:

     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.

   • 2008, “Chee Kei”, in Hong Kong, Macau 2009: Restaurants & Hotels (Michelin Guide), Clermont-Ferrand: Michelin, →ISBN, page 65:

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

Translations

Chinese dumpling

• Afrikaans: wonton
• Arabic: وُونْتُون m (wūntūn), وَانْتَان m (wāntān)
• Burmese: ဖက်ထုပ် (my) (hpakhtup)
• Catalan: wantan m, wanton m, wonton m
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 餛飩／馄饨 (wan⁴ tan¹, wan⁴ tan⁴, wan⁴ tyun⁴), 雲吞／云吞 (yue) (wan⁴ tan¹)

  Gan: 清湯／清汤 (chin¹ thon¹)

  Hakka: 扁食 (pién-sṳ̍t)

  Hokkien: 扁食 (zh-min-nan) (pián-sit, pián-si̍t)

  Mandarin: 餛飩／馄饨 (zh) (húntun, húndun), 雲吞／云吞 (zh) (yúntūn), 抄手 (zh) (chāoshǒu), 扁食 (zh) (biǎnshi), 匾食 (zh) (biǎnshi), 鶻突／鹘突 (hútū, hútú)

  Wu: 餛飩／馄饨 (⁶wen-den₆)

• Dutch: wantan
• Esperanto: huntuno, vantano, vantono, vuntuno
• Finnish: wonton
• French: wonton (fr) m, wantan m, wanton (fr) m, wuntun m
• German: Wan Tan, Wantan, Wonton, Huntun
• Greek: γουάν ταν n (gouán tan), γουόν τον n (gouón ton)
• Hindi: please add this translation if you can
• Indonesian: pangsit (id), wonton
• Italian: wonton m
• Japanese: ワンタン (wantan), 雲呑 (わんたん, wantan)
• Javanese: pangsit (jv)
• Khmer: គាវ (km) (kiəw)
• Korean: 훈툰 (huntun)
• Lao: ກ້ຽວ (kiāu)
• Manchu: ᠨᡳᠩᡤᡳᠶᠠ
  ᡝᡶᡝᠨ (ninggiya efen)
• Mongolian: ᠲᠦᠨᠲᠦᠭ (tüntüg), ᠬᠤᠨᠳᠤᠨ (qundun)
• Norwegian: wonton, wan tan, huntun
• Persian: please add this translation if you can
• Polish: wonton m
• Russian: вонто́н (ru) m (vontón), хуньту́нь m (xunʹtúnʹ), юньту́нь m (junʹtúnʹ)
• Spanish: wantán m, wantón m, wontón m, won ton m
• Thai: เกี๊ยว (th) (gíao)
• Uyghur: چۆچۈرە (chöchüre)
• Vietnamese: hoành thánh (vi), vằn thắn (vi), mằn thắn (vi)
• Yiddish: וואָנטאָן m (vonton)

See also

• jiaozi

Anagrams

• wonnot

Indonesian

wonton

Etymology

From English wonton, from Cantonese 雲吞／云吞 (wan⁴ tan¹).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈwɔntɔn]
• Hyphenation: won‧ton
• Rhymes: -tɔn, -ɔn

Noun

wonton (first-person possessive wontonku, second-person possessive wontonmu, third-person possessive wontonnya)

1. (cooking) Synonym of pangsit (“wonton”)

Further reading

• “wonton” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.