dumpling en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈdʌmp.lɪŋ/
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”).
Meanings
- (UK) A ball of dough that is cooked and may have a filling and/or additional ingredients in the dough. ▸ Specifically, a ball of dough used in stews and other sauced dishes; a thick noodle.
- (US) A ball of dough that is cooked and may have a filling and/or additional ingredients in the dough. ▸ Specifically, a food composed of a dough wrapper around a filling.
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(endearing) A term of endearment.
My little dumpling.
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(mildly, vulgar) A piece of excrement.
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Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dumplings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
dumplingy · hump dumpling · apple-dumpling shop · crotch dumpling · North Dumpling Island · raspberry dumpling · apple dumpling · potato dumpling · Chinese dumpling · rice dumpling · dumpling squid · Norfolk dumpling · clootie dumpling · soup dumpling · yeast dumpling · dumpling-depot
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
pierogi · momo · gyoza · jiaozi · knaidel · kreplach · wonton · khinkali · tortellini · baozi · guotie · vareniki · pelmeni · quenelle · manti
Relateds
shaomai · dim sum · ravioli · empanada · har gow · pierogi · varenyky · quenelle · pelmeni · wonton · gnocchi · shumai · canederlo · dim sim
Synonyms
Translations (131)
cs haluška (food) · lt kankolas (food) · es dumpling (damplin/domplin) (food) · ar دَامْبْلِنْغ (food) · fi taikinanyytti (food) · hy խմորագնդիկ (food) · sh gòmbōc (food) · hi गुलगुला (food) · de Knödel (food) · fa دامبلینگ (food) · uk пампу́шка (term of endearment) · ru пельме́нь (food) · sv pirog (food) · ba манты (food) · cs knedlík (food) · hu nokedli (food) · eo pastobulo (food) · mn банш (food) · pl pieróg (food) · da dumpling (food) · nb melbolle (food) · ca mandonguilla (food) · pt bolinho (food) · nb mjølbolle (unfilled flour-based dumpling) (food) · it gnocco (food) · ug بەنشىرە (food) · it raviolo (food) · dng бозы (food) · vi vằn thắn (food) · de Kloß (food) · sk knedľa (food) · yi קניידל (food) · fi nyytti (food) · hu gombóc (food) · hrx Klos (food) · ko 펠메니 (food) · sh го̀мбо̄ц (food) · ja ギョーザ (food) · fr chou (term of endearment) · uz manti (food) · la offa (food) · ru пы́шечка (term of endearment) · sh кне́дл (food) · ru клёцка (food) · kk тұшпара (food) · fr ravioli (food) · pt docinho (term of endearment) · lb Kniddel (food) · tr mantı (food) · nv kʼíneeshbízhii (food) · de Klops (food) · lt kukulis (food) · sh но̀кла (food) · ug بەنشىر (food) · la globulus (food) · ky чүчбара (food) · uk ву́шко (food) · az klyotek (food) · tg тушбера (food) · vi hoành thánh (food) · uk пампу́шечка (term of endearment) · uk варе́ник (food) · be пяльме́нь (food) · az mantı (food) · vi mằn thắn (food) · ru маньто́у (food) · sv klimp (food) · tyv манчы (food) · sv dumpling (food) · ru манту́ (food) · pl pierożek (term of endearment) · sk haluška (food) · lo ກ້ຽວ (food) · sh кне́дла (food) · is bögglar (food) · is deigboltar (food) · ru пы́шка (term of endearment) · uk пирі́г (food) · th เกี๊ยว (food) · eo knedliko (food) · sh gòmbōca (food) · sh но̀клица (food) · mi motumotu (food) · lv klimpa (food) · gl bolo do pote (food) · ky манты (food) · sh nòklica (food) · ug جۇۋاۋا (food) · fi kultamussukka (term of endearment) · ru манты́ (food) · af kluitjie (food) · nl knoedel (food) · ru галу́шка (food) · sh го̀мбо̄ца (food) · mn бууз (food) · sh vàljušak (food) · ko 교자 (food) · cmn 餃子 /饺子 (food) · mi pokenga kinikini (food) · my ပေါက်စီ (food) · sq brumçë (food) · fi myky (food) · et klimp (food) · ky мантуу (food) · uz chuchvara (food) · bg дундьо (term of endearment) · yue 餃子 /饺子 (food) · kk мәнті (food) · sh knédl (food) · ja 餃子 (food) · ug مانتا (food) · ka პელმენი (food) · mn ᠪᠠᠩᠰᠢ (food) · tt манты (food) · bg кне́дла (food) · sl cmok (food) · mk кне́дла (food) · lv ķiļķens (food) · lt gružulis (food) · sh nòkla (food) · sh knédla (food) · uk галу́шка (food) · ca nyoqui (food) · lt apskritainis (food) · fa منتو (food) · hu galuska (food) · sv knyte (food) · sh ва̀љушак (food) · my ဖက်ထုပ် (food) · fr quenelle (food) · ko 만두 (food)