Wok

//wɑk// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A large, round-bottomed cooking pan used in East Asian cooking.

    "The 'wok' is an efficient, all-purpose metal cooking vessel used by every housewife in China. It has two handles and is shaped like a shallow cone."

  2. 2
    pan with a convex bottom; used for frying in Chinese cooking wordnet
  3. 3
    Any dish prepared using such a pan. Europe
Verb
  1. 1
    To prepare oriental cuisine using a wok.

Synonyms

All synonyms
pan

Example

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"4. Heat the sesame oil in the wok and melt the butter."

Etymology

From Cantonese 鑊 /镬 (wok⁶).

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