wok

Etymology

From Cantonese 鑊／镬 (wok6).

noun

  1. A large, round-bottomed cooking pan used in East Asian cooking.
    The 'wok' is an efficient, all-purpose metal cooking vessel used by every housewife in China. It has two handles and is shaped like a shallow cone. 1977, Marguerite Fawdry, Chinese Childhood, page 86

verb

  1. To prepare oriental cuisine using a wok.

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