וואָנטאָן

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from English wonton, from Cantonese 雲吞 / 云吞 (wan⁴ tan¹).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɔntɔn/

Noun

וואָנטאָן • (vonton) m, plural וואָנטאָנס (vontons)

1. wonton

   Synonym: כינעזישע קרעפּל (khinezishe krepl)

Derived terms

• וואָנטאָנזופּ (vontonzup)

References

• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “wonton”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN