Rangoon
proper noun
- former and now unofficial name of Yangon, former capital city of Myanmar (Burma)
- former and now unofficial name for the Yangon River in Myanmar (Burma)
proper noun
- tropical climbing shrub of Southeast Asia, Combretum indicum (family Combretaceae), having distinctive tubular flowers
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɹæŋˈɡuːn/
name
Etymology: From the pronunciation of Burmese ရန်ကုန် (rankun) in the Rakhine dialect.
- Yangon, the former capital of Myanmar before Naypyidaw was made the capital in 2006.
noun
Etymology: Back-formed from crab rangoon.
- A deep-fried dumpling in American Asian cuisine, stuffed with a specified ingredient (typically crab).
“Instead he orders beef vindaloo, Cantonese lobster with ginger sauce, pork rangoon, and something called salad pizza. He pays for it, eats it, and leaves the cartons in his living room, every inch of which is piled with books.”
“"I wanted to scream, Why don't you just take the damn thing out of there and ask me to marry you? But, nothing. The man just sat there and then looked down and finished eating his fucking chicken Rangoon."”