wok

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wok /wɒk $ wɑːk/ noun [countable]  DFUa wide pan shaped like a bowl, used in Chinese cooking 〔中国烹饪中使用的〕铁锅，镬子 →4  See picture on 见图 Page A5 Where to eat 吃东西的地方 →5 see picture at 见图 pan1

Examples from the Corpus

wok• Heat a wok or large frying pan until hot.• Heat wok, add 3 tablespoons oil.• Stir into liquid remaining in wok.• Place in a hot heavy-based pan or wok and cook until lightly browned, stirring occasionally.• To cook quail, pour oil to a depth of at least 1 inch into a heavy-bottomed frying pan or wok.• To cook the crab sauce: Heat the wok and add the oil.• Pour off the oil, leaving two tablespoons in the wok.Origin wok (1900-2000) Chinese

wok nounChinese  

bowl, a like in Chinese cooking shaped pan used wide a Corpus

wok
wok /wɒk $ wɑːk/ noun [countable]a wide pan shaped like a bowl, used in Chinese cooking

wokBrE /wɒk/ 🔊NAmE /wɑːk/ 🔊 noun (from Chinese)

a large pan shaped like a bowl, used for cooking food, especially Chinese food 炒菜锅；镬子