noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/ˈwɑntɑn/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈwɒntɒn/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A Chinese dumpling, often stuffed with varieties of meat or seafood and vegetables.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
a soup with won ton dumplings
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: won ton, wonton soup
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: soup
3
noun
Meaning 3
a Chinese dumpling filled with spiced minced pork; usually served in soup
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: won ton
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dumpling, dumplings
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Cantonese 雲吞 /云吞 (wan4 tan1, wan4 tan4).
Across languages
Translations
64 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
wonton
— Chinese dumpling
Arabic:
وُونْتُون
(wūntūn)
— Chinese dumpling
Arabic:
وَانْتَان
(wāntān)
— Chinese dumpling
Burmese:
ဖက်ထုပ်
(hpakhtup)
— Chinese dumpling
Catalan:
wantan
— Chinese dumpling
Catalan:
wanton
— Chinese dumpling
Catalan:
wonton
— Chinese dumpling
Chinese Cantonese:
餛飩 /馄饨
— Chinese dumpling
Chinese Cantonese:
雲吞 /云吞
— Chinese dumpling
Gan Chinese:
清湯 /清汤
— Chinese dumpling
Hakka Chinese:
扁食
(pién-sṳ̍t)
— Chinese dumpling
Chinese:
扁食
(zh-min-nan)
— Chinese dumpling
Chinese:
雲吞 /云吞
(oān-than / hûn-thun)
— Chinese dumpling
Chinese Mandarin:
餛飩 /馄饨
(húntun, húndun)
— Chinese dumpling
Chinese Mandarin:
雲吞 /云吞
(yúntūn)
— Chinese dumpling
Chinese Mandarin:
抄手
(chāoshǒu)
— Chinese dumpling
Chinese Mandarin:
扁食
(biǎnshi)
— Chinese dumpling
Chinese Mandarin:
匾食
(biǎnshi)
— Chinese dumpling
Chinese Mandarin:
鶻突 /鹘突
(hútū, hútú)
— Chinese dumpling
Wu Chinese:
餛飩 /馄饨
— Chinese dumpling
Dutch:
wantan
— Chinese dumpling
Esperanto:
huntuno
— Chinese dumpling
Esperanto:
vantano
— Chinese dumpling
Esperanto:
vantono
— Chinese dumpling
Esperanto:
vuntuno
— Chinese dumpling
Finnish:
wonton
— Chinese dumpling
French:
wonton
— Chinese dumpling
French:
wantan
— Chinese dumpling
French:
wanton
— Chinese dumpling
French:
wuntun
— Chinese dumpling
German:
Wan Tan
— Chinese dumpling
German:
Wantan
— Chinese dumpling
German:
Wonton
— Chinese dumpling
German:
Huntun
— Chinese dumpling
Greek:
γουάν ταν
(gouán tan)
— Chinese dumpling
Greek:
γουόν τον
(gouón ton)
— Chinese dumpling
Indonesian:
pangsit
— Chinese dumpling
Indonesian:
wonton
— Chinese dumpling
Italian:
wonton
— Chinese dumpling
Japanese:
ワンタン
(wantan)
— Chinese dumpling
Japanese:
雲呑
(wantan)
— Chinese dumpling
Javanese:
pangsit
— Chinese dumpling
Khmer:
គាវ
(kiəw)
— Chinese dumpling
Korean:
훈툰
(huntun)
— Chinese dumpling
Lao:
ກ້ຽວ
(kiāu)
— Chinese dumpling
Manchu:
ᠨᡳᠩᡤᡳᠶᠠ ᡝᡶᡝᠨ
(ninggiya efen)
— Chinese dumpling
