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wok.

A large, round-bottomed cooking pan used in East Asian cooking.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/wɒk/UK/wɑk/US
  1. A large, round-bottomed cooking pan used in East Asian cooking.

  2. Any dish prepared using such a pan.

    Europe
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Cantonese 鑊 /镬 (wok⁶).

verb/wɒk/UK/wɑk/US
  1. To prepare oriental cuisine using a wok.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Cantonese 鑊 /镬 (wok⁶).

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