Meaning of DUMPLING
Pronunciation: | | 'dumpling
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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] dessert made by baking fruit wrapped in pastry
- [n] small balls or strips of boiled or steamed dough
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| Synonyms: | | dumplings |
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| See Also: | | alimentary paste, apple dumpling, dessert, matzah ball, matzo ball, matzoh ball, pasta, won ton, wonton | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Dump"ling\, n. [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.]
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.
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| Related Terms: | | blimp, fedellini, fettuccine, Italian paste, knaydlach, lasagne, macaroni, matzo balls, noodles, pasta, paste, ravioli, spaetzle, spaghetti, spaghettini, vermicelli, won ton, ziti |
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