dumpling

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dump·ling /ˈdʌmplɪŋ/ noun [countable]  1  DFFa round lump of flour and fat mixed with water, cooked in boiling liquid and served with meat 汤团；汤圆；水饺 chicken and dumplings 鸡肉和汤团2  DFFa sweet dish made of pastry filled with fruit 水果馅点心，水果馅饼 apple dumplings 苹果馅饼

Examples from the Corpus

dumpling• They eat dumplings shaped like silver ingots, long rice noodles for long life, and boiled peanuts for conceiving sons.• The pan-fried dumplings are akin to egg rolls with a puffy, flaky dough, again with shrimp stuffed inside.• Using only his whole hand, he had to dissect his dumpling with the edge of the fork.• Then fold the dough over the filling, pinching the two sides together until you have a half-moon dumpling.• To fry the dumplings, heat a wok or large frying pan until hot.• Or try vinegar, which can be tricky to procure, but complements many of the dumplings.• The dumplings can be frozen at this point until ready to use. 6.Origin dumpling (1600-1700) Perhaps from lump

dump·ling nounChineseSyllable  

fat lump of mixed Corpus and a flour round

dumpling
dump‧ling /ˈdʌmplɪŋ/ noun [countable]1. a round lump of flour and fat mixed with water, cooked in boiling liquid and served with meat:
    chicken and dumplings
2. a sweet dish made of pastry filled with fruit:
    apple dumplings

dump·lingBrE /ˈdʌmplɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdʌmplɪŋ/ 🔊 nouna small ball of dough (= a mixture of flour, fat and water) that is cooked and served with meat dishes 小面团；汤团；饺子◆chicken with herb dumplings香草鸡肉饺子a small ball of pastry, often with fruit in it, eaten as a dessert 水果布丁◆apple dumplings苹果布丁