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- [wok]
- /wɒk/
- /wɒk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [wok]
- /wɒk/
Definitions of wok word
- noun wok a large bowl-shaped pan used in cooking Chinese food. 1
- noun wok A bowl-shaped frying pan used typically in Chinese cooking. 1
- noun wok Oriental cooking pan 1
- countable noun wok A wok is a large bowl-shaped pan which is used for Chinese-style cooking. 0
- noun wok a large metal Chinese cooking pot having a curved base like a bowl and traditionally with a wooden handle 0
- noun wok a metal cooking pan with a convex bottom, for frying, braising, steaming, etc.: often used with a ringlike stand for holding it steady 0
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Origin of wok
First appearance:
before 1955 One of the 4% newest English words
1955-60; < dialectal Chinese (Guangdong) wohk pan, equivalent to Chinese huo
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Parts of speech for Wok
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wok popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
wok usage trend in Literature
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Antonyms for wok
noun wok
- miwok — a member of an American Indian people formerly living in several noncontiguous areas of California north of San Francisco Bay and eastward from the San Joaquin-Sacramento delta to the Sierras.
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