kung pao
adjective
ˈkəŋ-ˈpau̇ 
ˈküŋ-,
ˈku̇ŋ-
: being stir-fried or sometimes deep-fried and served in a spicy hot sauce usually with peanuts
kung pao chicken
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Special flavors for baseball games will includes buffalo chicken dumplings, kung pao chicken dumplings, and wagyu beef dumplings.
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Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
The ones that make the cut — Swedish turkey meatballs, kung pao sweet potato — have been approved by a board of medical professionals with a range of backgrounds, from clinical nutrition to traditional Chinese medicine.
—Lindsey Tramuta Roxanne Fequiere Luke Fortney Gisela Williams Megan O’Sullivan, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Brussels are dense vegetables, so the kick of kung pao sauce, char from the fire and crunch from the cashew furikake topping were welcomed — especially alongside the creamy pasta.
—Hannah Wise, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
General Tso’s chicken wings, kung pao chicken and of course, Peking duck (during soft-opening until 2025, $45 for half, $88 whole), highlight the concise menu.
—Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
The ones that make the cut — Swedish turkey meatballs, kung pao sweet potato — have been approved by a board of medical professionals with a range of backgrounds, from clinical nutrition to traditional Chinese medicine.
—Lindsey Tramuta Roxanne Fequiere Luke Fortney Gisela Williams Megan O’Sullivan, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Brussels are dense vegetables, so the kick of kung pao sauce, char from the fire and crunch from the cashew furikake topping were welcomed — especially alongside the creamy pasta.
—Hannah Wise, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
General Tso’s chicken wings, kung pao chicken and of course, Peking duck (during soft-opening until 2025, $45 for half, $88 whole), highlight the concise menu.
—Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for kung pao
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“Kung pao.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kung%20pao. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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