wok

wok

W0199300 (wŏk) n. A metal pan shaped like a shallow bowl, used especially for frying and steaming in East Asian cooking.

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[Cantonese wok6, from Middle Chinese xɦuak (also the source of Mandarin huò).]

wok

(wɒk) n (Cookery) a large metal Chinese cooking pot having a curved base like a bowl and traditionally with a wooden handle[from Chinese (Cantonese)]

wok

(wɒk)

n. a large bowl-shaped cooking pan used for stir-frying, steaming, etc. [1950–55; < dial. Chinese (Guangdong) wohk pan = Chinese huo]

wok

- Derives from a Cantonese word meaning "pan."See also related terms for pan.

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Noun

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wok - pan with a convex bottom; used for frying in Chinese cookingcooking pan, pan - cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel

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wok