Crossword clues for wonton
wonton
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
also won ton, 1948, from Cantonese wan t'an, Mandarin hun tun "stuffed dumpling."
Wiktionary
alt. A Chinese dumpling, often stuffed with varieties of meat or seafood and vegetables. n. A Chinese dumpling, often stuffed with varieties of meat or seafood and vegetables.
WordNet
n. a Chinese dumpling filled with spiced minced pork; usually served in soup [syn: won ton]
a soup with won ton dumplings [syn: won ton, wonton soup]
Wikipedia
A wonton (also spelled wantan, wanton, or wuntun in transcription from Cantonese; Mandarin: húndun) is a type of dumpling commonly found in a number of Chinese cuisines.
Usage examples of "wonton".
My beer still waited on the table, but Ronnie Killstar and the Wonton boys had vanished.
A silly smile was sliding down the side of his face like a dripping watercolor, and his eyeballs resembled a pair of pink pigeon eggs that were gently bouncing in saucers of yellow wonton soup.
Well just have a drink, enjoy Susas genius, and talk about wonton wrappers.
Ling had recovered from the bird hitting the window and the mad dash down the steps, but she was now showing an uncharacteristic shyness, afraid that Charlie might notice the damp spot in the pocket of her frock where the recently deceased Barnaby Jones lay orangely awaiting introduction to some wonton, green onions, a pinch of five spices, and her soup pot.
What I'll do, I'll send Junior off, when the time is ripe, to invest it all in bean sprouts, water chestnuts, almonds, candied ginger and wonton, and we'll choke it all down aboard this fifty-four feet of decadent luxury afloat, and play your fool records and all tell lies.
They ordered fried wonton soup, and lobster rolls, and barbecued spare ribs and Hon Shu Gai and Steak Kew and sweet and pungent pork.
The next morning I finally got up, summoned all my strength, and walked a step at a time like the old Chinese ladies to the corner for a bowl of Wing Lee's wonton soup.
Broth, reminiscent of wonton soup but with a sharp taste, was poured into it from wheeled kettles.
I dropped two plates on the floor be fore I got down half a spoon of wonton soup.
As I choked down bad wonton soup I couldn't help but think of the chaos of Miss Callie's kitchen and all those wonderful dishes being pulled from the oven.
The wontons were brown and crisp, the soup itself had a rich tangy taste.
Julia thought she caught the baker studying her with a peculiar look on his face, but when she ordered him to quit staring and get back to deep-frying wontons, he laughed, made a ribald remark and went back to work.
Fried wontons, fried chicken, fried shrimp, fried egg rolls, pigs in blankets, shish kebobs on wooden skewers, each piece of meat capped with fat.