rangoon

IPA: ræŋgˈun

Root Word: Rangoon

(historical) Yangon, which was the capital of Burma or Myanmar before Naypyidaw or Nay Pyi Taw was made the capital.
A deep-fried dumpling in American Asian cuisine, stuffed with some specified thing (typically crab).

Examples of "rangoon" in Sentences

My wife makes a tempting crockpot crab rangoon, should that interest you.
*Snacks awn crab rangoon an watches da kaos* Thyngs bii gitten wyld round here tunite.
We went to dinner at a thai restaurant that had the most amazing crab rangoon I've ever had and then back to my place to play some Scene It and drink a large quantity of cosmopolitans.
The Karen People of Burma are being massacred in their thousands and butchered by the generals in rangoon, that is an example of someone having their rights denied and a victims of oppression.
Started with the wontons, spicy tongue, scallion pancake and crab rangoon for our “doesnt eat spicy companion”. and moved on with the Mapo Tofu, dry fried pork, pig intestine hot pot and sesame shrimp for you know who.
The pies included in this roundup have toppings that either lend a cultural fusion of flavors (crab rangoon or palak paneer) or add a unique sense of whimsy to the pizza-eating experience (corndog or cashew and cream cheese).