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Wonton

2 stages from Cantonese to English.

Today it means a small Chinese dumpling filled with meat, often served in soup
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Stage 1 of 2
wan tan
Cantonese · medieval
"a filled dumpling"
a small dumpling of meat wrapped in thin dough
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wonton
English · 1900s
"a small Chinese dumpling served in soup or fried"
adopted as Cantonese cuisine spread internationally
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