WON TON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does won ton mean? 

• WON TON (noun)
  The noun WON TON has 2 senses:

1. a Chinese dumpling filled with spiced minced pork; usually served in soup

2. a soup with won ton dumplings

  Familiarity information: WON TON used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WON TON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A Chinese dumpling filled with spiced minced pork; usually served in soup

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

won ton; wonton

Hypernyms ("won ton" is a kind of...):

dumpling; dumplings (small balls or strips of boiled or steamed dough)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A soup with won ton dumplings

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

won ton; wonton; wonton soup

Hypernyms ("won ton" is a kind of...):

soup (liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food)