DUMPLING


Meaning of DUMPLING in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdəmp-liŋ ]

noun

Etymology: perhaps alteration of lump

Date: circa 1600

1.

a. : a small mass of leavened dough cooked by boiling or steaming

b. : a usually baked dessert of fruit wrapped in dough

2. : something soft and rounded like a dumpling ; especially : a short fat person or animal

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.