dumpling

views updated May 17 2018

dump·ling / ˈdəmpling/ • n. a small savory ball of dough (usually made with suet) that may be boiled, fried, or baked in a casserole. ∎  a pudding consisting of apples or other fruit enclosed in a sweet dough and baked. ∎ humorous a small, fat person: he was a 250-pound dumpling.

dumpling

views updated Jun 11 2018

dumpling A ball of dough, usually boiled, but may be baked. Generally served with soups and stews. See also dim sum.

dumpling

views updated May 18 2018

dumpling XVI. Much earlier than the simplex dump, which is applied to various short thick objects (late XVIII) and is app. f. dumpy adj. short and stout (mid-XVIII); see -LING 1.