dumpling

Definition of Dumpling in English :

1. dumpling, dumplings

small balls or strips of boiled or steamed dough

2. dumpling

dessert made by baking fruit wrapped in pastry

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Dumpling

noun

1.

a small ball of dough cooked and served with stew

2.

a pudding consisting of a round pastry case filled with fruit

apple dumpling

3. informal

a short plump person

noun

1.

a small piece of dough, steamed or boiled and served with meat or soup

2.

a crust of dough filled with fruit and steamed or baked

3. Informal

a short, fat person or animal

n.

1. A piece of dough, sometimes filled, that is cooked in liquid such as water or soup.

2. Sweetened dough wrapped around fruit, such as an apple, baked and served as a dessert.

3. Informal A short, chubby creature.