WOK Meaning of WOK in English transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈwäk ]nounEtymology: Chinese (Guangdong) wohkDate: 1952: a large bowl-shaped cooking utensil used especially in stir-frying Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003