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dumpling

[ duhmp-ling ]

noun

  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.


dumpling

/ ˈʌɪŋ /

noun

  1. a small ball of dough cooked and served with stew
  2. a pudding consisting of a round pastry case filled with fruit

    apple dumpling

  3. informal.
    a short plump person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of dumpling1

1590–1600; dump (of uncertain origin) + -ling 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of dumpling1

C16: dump- , perhaps variant of lump 1+ -ling 1
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Another good visual cue is how akin a frico is to the 'skirt' or lace that usually forms around pan-fried dumplings.

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Half an hour later, Li would return the favor, delivering homemade dumplings.

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A study in juxtaposition, the soft vulnerability of a melty dumpling is hardened in black lacquer, fixed in time and space.

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Growing up, the Parton family would enjoy chicken and dumplings or fried chicken together.

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