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• Dumpling — Dump ling, n. [Dimin. of dump an illshapen piece; cf. D. dompelen to plunge, dip, duck, Scot. to dump in to plunge into, and E. dump, v. t.] A roundish mass of dough boiled in soup, or as a sort of pudding; often, a cover of paste inclosing an… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• dumpling — ► NOUN 1) a small savoury ball of dough boiled in water or in a stew. 2) a pudding consisting of fruit enclosed in a sweet dough and baked. ORIGIN apparently from the obsolete adjective dump «of the consistency of dough» …   English terms dictionary

• dumpling — [dump′liŋ] n. [< ?] 1. a small piece of dough, steamed or boiled and served with meat or soup 2. a crust of dough filled with fruit and steamed or baked 3. Informal a short, fat person or animal …   English World dictionary

• Dumpling — Dumplings redirects here. For the film, see Dumplings (film). Georgian khinkali …   Wikipedia

• dumpling — /dump ling/, n. 1. a rounded mass of steamed and seasoned dough, often served in soup or with stewed meat. 2. a dessert consisting of a wrapping of dough enclosing sliced apples or other fruit, boiled or baked. 3. a short or stout person. [1590… …   Universalium

• dumpling — UK [ˈdʌmplɪŋ] / US noun [countable] Word forms dumpling : singular dumpling plural dumplings 1) a small solid lump of cooked food made from flour and water, sometimes eaten with meat or added to soup 2) a sweet food consisting of pastry filled… …   English dictionary

• dumpling — noun Etymology: perhaps alteration of lump Date: circa 1600 1. a. a small mass of leavened dough cooked by boiling or steaming b. a usually baked dessert of fruit wrapped in dough 2. something soft and rounded like a dump …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• dumpling — noun a) A ball of dough, often combined with suet, minced meat, vegetables or fruit, and cooked by boiling or steaming as they float on top of another dish. My little dumpling. b) A term of endearment …   Wiktionary

• dumpling — noun 1》 a small savoury ball of dough (usually made with suet) which may be boiled in water or a stew. 2》 a pudding consisting of apple or other fruit enclosed in a sweet dough and baked. Origin C17: appar. from the rare adjective dump of the… …   English new terms dictionary

• dumpling — /ˈdʌmplɪŋ / (say dumpling) noun 1. a rounded mass of steamed dough (often served with stewed meat, etc.). 2. a kind of pudding consisting of a wrapping of dough enclosing an apple or other fruit, and boiled or baked. 3. → quenelle. {origin… …  

• dumpling — dump|ling [ˈdʌmplıŋ] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Perhaps from lump] 1.) a round lump of flour and fat mixed with water, cooked in boiling liquid and served with meat ▪ chicken and dumplings 2.) a sweet dish made of ↑pastry filled with fruit ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English