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won ton definition

won· ton (wän′tän′)

a Chinese dish consisting of casings of noodle dough filled with chopped meat, fish, or vegetables and boiled: served in a broth (won-ton soup) or fried and served as a side dish

Etymology: Cantonese wan t'an < Mandarin hun tun, stuffed dumpling

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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