Meaning & use
subgum wonton
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UK/ˌsʌbɡʌm ˈwɒntɒn/
US/ˌsʌbɡʌm ˈwɑːntɑːn/
Meaning
nouncountable or uncountableAmerican
A Chinese American soup of wonton dumplings in broth with mixed vegetables, meat and sometimes shrimp.
Grammar: Countable as a dish, uncountable as a food: a bowl of subgum wonton.
Patterns
- a bowl of subgum wonton
We shared a bowl of subgum wonton before the main course.
Subgum wonton is filling because of the dumplings and vegetables.
The restaurant serves subgum wonton on cold days.
Word forms
| plural | subgum wontons |
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Common combinations
- bowl of subgum wonton
- A bowl of subgum wonton warmed me up.
- order subgum wonton
- We always order subgum wonton soup.
- subgum wonton soup
- The subgum wonton soup had pork and bok choy.
- large subgum wonton
- He asked for a large subgum wonton to share.
Synonyms and how they differ
- wonton soup
- Wonton soup is the simpler dish, while subgum wonton adds a mix of vegetables and meats.
- dumpling soup
- Dumpling soup is general and may use any kind of dumpling.
Word family
- wonton noun
- a small stuffed dumpling
- subgum noun
- a mix of vegetables in Chinese American cooking
- wontons noun
- more than one dumpling
Commonly confused: subgum wonton or egg drop soup?
subgum wonton vs egg drop soup
Egg drop soup has threads of egg in broth and no dumplings.
Practice
What is the main feature of subgum wonton?
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Subgum wonton is a soup with dumplings and mixed ingredients. The other dishes are different foods.
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