dumpling

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Etymology

A folk word, first attested in c. 1600s, apparently from a Norfolk dialect, of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdʌmp.lɪŋ/

Noun

dumpling (plural dumplings)

1. (culinary) A ball of dough that is cooked and may have a filling and/or additional ingredients in the dough. [from 17th c.]
   1. By restriction, a food composed of a dough wrapper around a filling.
2. (endearing) A term of endearment.

   My little dumpling.

3. (mildly, vulgar) A piece of excrement.
   • 2018 Brent Butt as Brent Herbert Leroy, "Sasquatch Your Language", Corner Gas Animated

     Wherever legitimate tracks are found there's always some fresh scat, y'know, poo, flop, dumplings.

Translations

• French: quenelle, ravioli
• German: Knödel, Kloß, Klops
• Italian: gnocco
• Portuguese: bolinho
• Russian: пельме́нь
• Spanish: empanadilla, albóndiga, ñoqui

Translations

• French: chou
• Portuguese: docinho
• Russian: пы́шечка

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