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dumpling

Syllabification: (dump·ling)
Pronunciation: /ˈdəmpliNG/
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Definition of dumpling

noun

  • 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

Origin:

early 17th century: apparently from the rare adjective dump 'of the consistency of dough', although dumpling is recorded much earlier

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