dumpling
dumplings
A dumpling is a delicious, bite-sized food that's made of savory ingredients wrapped in dough and cooked. Chinese dumplings can be steamed, boiled, or fried.
If you order dumplings in a Chinese restaurant, you'll get a filling made with vegetables, meat, or fish — it might be a wonton, cooked in a soup, or a potsticker, steamed and then lightly fried. Most cultures have some version of a savory dumpling, and many have sweet dumplings as well, like apple dumplings, which have a fruit filling wrapped in pastry.
Definitions of dumpling
-
small balls or strips of boiled or steamed dough
-
synonyms:
dumplings
-
types:
-
gnocchi
(Italian) a small dumpling made of potato or flour or semolina that is boiled or baked and is usually served with a sauce or with grated cheese
-
matzah ball, matzo ball, matzoh ball
a Jewish dumpling made of matzo meal; usually served in soup
-
won ton, wonton
a Chinese dumpling filled with spiced minced pork; usually served in soup
-
type of:
-
alimentary paste, pasta
shaped and dried dough made from flour and water and sometimes egg
-
gnocchi
-
dessert made by baking fruit wrapped in pastry
-
types:
-
apple dumpling
apples wrapped in pastry and baked
-
apple dumpling
DISCLAIMER: These example sentences appear in various news sources and books to reflect the usage of the word ‘dumpling'.
Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Vocabulary.com or its editors.
Send us feedback
Word Family
EDITOR'S CHOICE
Look up dumpling for the last time
Close your vocabulary gaps with personalized learning that focuses on teaching the words you need to know.
