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dumpling

dumpling [noun]

A small ball of dough (= flour and water mixed together) , cooked, and eaten with meat and vegetables a small amount of fruit covered in a sweet dough and baked

US

/ˈdʌm.plɪŋ/

UK

/ˈdʌm.plɪŋ/

Example:

apple dumplings

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

dumpling

dump‧ling /ˈdʌmplɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Date: 1600-1700; Origin: Perhaps from lump]
1. a round lump of flour and fat mixed with water, cooked in boiling liquid and served with meat:
chicken and dumplings
2. a sweet dish made of ↑pastry filled with fruit:
apple dumplings

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dumpling

dump·ling [dumpling dumplings] [ˈdʌmplɪŋ] [ˈdʌmplɪŋ] noun
1. a small ball of dough (= a mixture of flour, fat and water) that is cooked and served with meat dishes

• chicken with herb dumplings

2. a small ball of pastry, often with fruit in it, eaten as a dessert
• apple dumplings
Word Origin:

early 17th cent.: apparently from the rare adjective dump ‘of the consistency of dough’, although dumpling is recorded much earlier.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

dumpling / ˈdʌm.plɪŋ / noun [ C ]

a small ball of dough (= flour and water mixed together) , cooked, and eaten with meat and vegetables a small amount of fruit covered in a sweet dough and baked:

apple dumplings

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

dumpling

/dʌmplɪŋ/
(dumplings)

Dumplings are small lumps of dough that are cooked and eaten, either with meat and vegetables or as part of a sweet pudding.

N-VAR

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

dumpling

dump·ling /ˈdʌmplɪŋ/ noun, pl -lings [count]
1 : a small lump of dough that is boiled or steamed
• chicken and dumplings
2 : a piece of food that is wrapped in dough and cooked
• We had vegetarian/pork dumplings as an appetizer.
• an apple dumpling