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Definition of Dumpling
1. Noun. Small balls or strips of boiled or steamed dough.
Exact synonyms: Dumplings
Generic synonyms: Alimentary Paste, Pasta
Specialized synonyms: Gnocchi, Matzah Ball, Matzo Ball, Matzoh Ball, Won Ton, Wonton
Generic synonyms: Alimentary Paste, Pasta
Specialized synonyms: Gnocchi, Matzah Ball, Matzo Ball, Matzoh Ball, Won Ton, Wonton
2. Noun. Dessert made by baking fruit wrapped in pastry.
Definition of Dumpling
1. n. A roundish mass of dough boiled in soup, or as a sort of pudding; often, a cover of paste inclosing an apple or other fruit, and boiled or baked; as, an apple dumpling.
Definition of Dumpling
1. a ball of dough cooked with stew or soup [n -S]
Medical Definition of Dumpling
1. A roundish mass of dough boiled in soup, or as a sort of pudding; often, a cover of paste inclosing an apple or other fruit, and boiled or baked; as, an apple dumpling. Origin: 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dumpling
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Navajo