dumpling

== English == === Etymology === A folk word, first attested in c. 1600s, apparently from a Norfolk (East Anglian) dialect, of uncertain origin: perhaps from some Low German word (compare dümpeln (“bobbing up and down”)), or from the rare dialectal adjective dump (“lump, of the consistency of dough”) (first attested in the late 1800s), +‎ -ling (diminutive suffix), although dumpling is recorded much earlier. However, compare dumpy (“short and stout”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdʌmp.lɪŋ/ Rhymes: -ʌmplɪŋ === 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.] (chiefly UK) Specifically, a ball of dough used in stews and other sauced dishes; a thick noodle. (chiefly US) Specifically, a food composed of a dough wrapper around a filling. (endearing) A term of endearment. (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. ==== Hyponyms ==== See also Thesaurus:dumpling ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== canederlo, gnocchi dim sim dim sum empanada har gow pierogi varenyky pelmeni quenelle ravioli shaomai, shumai wonton === References === “dumpling” in Webster’s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary: Based on Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, 7th edition, Springfield, Mass.: G[eorge] & C[harles] Merriam, 1963 (1967 printing), →OCLC. === Further reading === dumpling on Wikipedia.Wikipedia