dumpling
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dump·ling

noun \ˈdəmp-liŋ\

Definition of DUMPLING

1
a : a small mass of leavened dough cooked by boiling or steaming
b : a usually baked dessert of fruit wrapped in dough
2
: something soft and rounded like a dumpling; especially : a short fat person or animal

Examples of DUMPLING

  1. We had vegetarian dumplings as an appetizer.

Origin of DUMPLING

perhaps alteration of lump
First Known Use: circa 1600

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