Word Study
dumpling
OXFORD DICTIONARY
dumpling, n.
1 a a small ball of usu. suet, flour, and water, boiled in stew or water, and eaten. b a pudding consisting of apple or other fruit enclosed in dough and baked.
2 a small fat person.
1 a a small ball of usu. suet, flour, and water, boiled in stew or water, and eaten. b a pudding consisting of apple or other fruit enclosed in dough and baked.
2 a small fat person.
Etymology
app. dimin., of dump small round object, but recorded much earlier
THESAURUS
dumpling
Italian paste, blimp, fedellini, fettuccine, knaydlach, lasagne, macaroni, matzo balls, noodles, pasta, paste, ravioli, spaetzle, spaghetti, spaghettini, vermicelli, won ton, zitiFor further exploring for "dumpling" in Webster Dictionary Online
