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Where does “wonton” come from?
wonton (Indonesian) comes from English wonton, from Cantonese 雲吞.
Ancestry of “wonton”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
English
wonton
A Chinese dumpling, often stuffed with varieties...
2
Cantonese
雲吞
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