Dumpling (original) (raw)

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Dessert made by baking fruit wrapped in pastry

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("dumpling" is a kind of...):

afters; dessert; sweet (a dish served as the last course of a meal)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dumpling"):

apple dumpling (apples wrapped in pastry and baked)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Small balls or strips of boiled or steamed dough

Synonyms:

dumpling; dumplings

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("dumpling" is a kind of...):

alimentary paste; pasta (shaped and dried dough made from flour and water and sometimes egg)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dumpling"):

gnocchi ((Italian) a small dumpling made of potato or flour or semolina that is boiled or baked and is usually served with a sauce or with grated cheese)

matzah ball; matzo ball; matzoh ball (a Jewish dumpling made of matzo meal; usually served in soup)

won ton; wonton (a Chinese dumpling filled with spiced minced pork; usually served in soup)

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