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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kadhai
"उसने कड़ाही में सब्जियां पकाईं।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A large, bowl-shaped cooking vessel used chiefly in Chinese and other Asian cuisine for stir-frying, steaming, or deep-frying.
"He heated oil in the wok before tossing in the sliced vegetables and chicken."
- 1
To cook food in a wok.
"She quickly woked the noodles with garlic and ginger for a fast dinner."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Cantonese dialect word 'wùhktéi' (meaning 'pot' or 'saucepan'), the term entered the English language in the 20th century alongside the global spread of Chinese cuisine and stir-frying techniques. Originally referring specifically to the traditional round-bottomed cooking vessel used in southern China, it has since been adopted into general culinary lexicon worldwide.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Wok" is said worldwide
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Wok
Transliteration: /wɔk/
"Il a préparé les légumes sautés dans un wok."
Wok
Transliteration: /vɔk/
"Das Gemüse wird im Wok zubereitet."
Wok
Transliteration: /wɔk/
"Ha cucinato le verdure nel wok."
Wok
Transliteration: /wok/
"Preparó los fideos salteados en un wok."
Wok
Transliteration: /wɔk/
"Ela usou uma wok para fritar os legumes rapidamente."
कड़ाही
Transliteration: kadhai
"उसने कड़ाही में सब्जियां पकाईं।"
炒锅
Transliteration: chǎoguō
"厨师用大炒锅翻炒蔬菜。"
웍
Transliteration: wok
"그는 웍을 사용하여 야채를 볶았습니다."
中華鍋
Transliteration: chūkanabe
"中華鍋で野菜を強火で炒める。"
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