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Rangoon

//ɹæŋˈɡuːn// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Yangon, the former capital of Myanmar before Naypyidaw was made the capital in 2006. historical
Noun
  1. 1
    A deep-fried dumpling in American Asian cuisine, stuffed with a specified ingredient (typically crab).

    "Instead he orders beef vindaloo, Cantonese lobster with ginger sauce, pork rangoon, and something called salad pizza. He pays for it, eats it, and leaves the cartons in his living room, every inch of which is piled with books."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From the pronunciation of Burmese ရန်ကုန် (rankun) in the Rakhine dialect.

Etymology 2

Back-formed from crab rangoon.

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