dumpling
English
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Etymology
A folk word [c. 1600s], apparently from a Norfolk dialect, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from some Low German word or from dialectal dump (“lump”) [late 1800s], + -ling (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
Noun
dumpling (plural dumplings)
- (cooking) A ball of dough that is cooked and may have a filling and/or additional ingredients in the dough. [from 17th c.]
- By restriction, a food composed of a dough wrapper around a filling.
- (familiar) A term of endearment.
- My little dumpling.
- (mildly vulgar) A piece of excrement.
- 2018 Brent Butt as Brent Herbert Leroy, "Sasquatch Your Language", Corner Gas Animated
- Wherever legitimate tracks are found there's always some fresh scat, y'know, poo, flop, dumplings.
- 2018 Brent Butt as Brent Herbert Leroy, "Sasquatch Your Language", Corner Gas Animated
Hyponyms
- See also Thesaurus:dumpling
Derived terms
- apple dumpling
- clootie dumpling
- dumpling squid(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace
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with a regular link if already defined. Add novern=1 if not defined.) - Norfolk dumpling
- North Dumpling Island
- potato dumpling
- raspberry dumpling
- rice dumpling
- soup dumpling
Translations
food
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term of endearment
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See also
- canederlo, gnocchi
- dim sim
- dim sum
- empanada
- har gow
- pierogi
- varenyky
- pelmeni
- quenelle
- ravioli
- shaomai, shumai
- wonton
References
- Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
Further reading
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