wonton
IPA/ˌwɒnˈtɒn/
IPA/ˈwɑːntɑːn/
wonton — noun
1. a thin, square pastry wrapper folded around a savoury filling of minced meat or
1.名詞A2
釋義
a thin, square pastry wrapper folded around a savoury filling of minced meat or seafood, which is then boiled in broth or deep-fried until crisp
例句
Bao ordered a large bowl of wonton soup from the market stall.
countable noun; often in compound 'wonton soup'
The chef showed Mizuki how to fold the wonton wrappers into little pouches.
collocation: fold wonton wrappers
Yael prefers crispy fried wontons with sweet chili sauce over the boiled ones.
Reuben learned to fold wontons from scratch during his weekend cooking class.
同義詞
- dumpling
a broader category that includes wontons, jiaozi, gyoza, and others
用法筆記
Often used in compound nouns such as 'wonton soup', 'fried wonton', and 'wonton wrapper'. The plural form 'wontons' is very common in everyday speech.
常見錯誤
❌I ordered a wonton from the Chinese place.' (when meaning the whole bowl of soup)
✅I ordered wonton soup from the Chinese place.
💡'wonton' alone refers to the dumpling; the soup dish is called 'wonton soup'.