n.
Pronunciation: ' dä-l ə p
Function: noun
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: circa 1812
1 chiefly British : an indefinite often large quantity especially of something liquid <out of heaven, as if a plug had been pulled, fell a jolly dollop of rain ― E. M. Forster>
2 : a lump or glob of something soft or mushy <top it with a dollop of jam>
3 : an amount given, spooned, or ladled out : PORTION <hold out their mess tins for a dollop of gruel ― Robert Craft>
4 : a small lump, portion, or amount <want just a dollop of ketchup>
5 : something added or served as if in dollops <a delicious dollop of gossip ― Leon Harris>