wonton

noun

won·​ton ˈwän-ˌtän 

plural wontons

: a small dumpling filled typically with meat, seafood, or vegetables and usually served boiled in soup or fried

Whenever you're making wontons, keep in mind that the filling should be well seasoned, but not to the point that the wontons are overly salted when tossed in the sauce or added to a bowl of soup.

—Bill Leung et al.

… press the two sides of the wonton together tightly to enclose the filling and avoid any air pockets …

—Hetty Lui McKinnon

compare gyoza, pot sticker

Examples of wonton in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ahi tuna tacos nestle in a wonton wrapper shaped like a taco shell. —Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025

Komodo chicken salad is a gigantic appetizer, a big bowl brimming with tender chicken breast, Napa cabbage and crunchy wontons with a sesame dressing. —Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025

There are multiple types of pho, pad thai, takoyaki, Chinese stir-fry dishes, mapo tofu, pot stickers, chili oil wontons, wonton soup and barbecue roast pork and duck straight from the whole duck hanging in a nearby window. —Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2025

More traditional pork and chive wontons are crimped through the night in plain sight. —Pervaiz Shallwani, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Chinese (Guangdong) wàhn-tān

First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for wonton

• ponton
• wanton
• intermontane