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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
wok /wɑk/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Fooda large bowl-shaped pan used esp. in cooking Chinese food.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
wok  (wok),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Fooda large bowl-shaped pan used in cooking Chinese food.
  • dialect, dialectal Chinese (Guangdong) wohk pan, equivalent. to Chinese huo
  • 1955–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
wok /wɒk/ n
  1. a large metal Chinese cooking pot having a curved base like a bowl and traditionally with a wooden handle
Etymology: from Chinese (Cantonese)
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