Dumplingnoun
(culinary) A ball of dough that is cooked and may have a filling and/or additional ingredients in the dough.
Dumplingnoun
By restriction, a food composed of a dough wrapper around a filling.
Dumplingnoun
(familiar) A term of endearment.
Dumplingnoun
A piece of excrement.
Dumplingnoun
A roundish mass of dough boiled in soup, or as a sort of pudding; often, a cover of paste inclosing an apple or other fruit, and boiled or baked; as, an apple dumpling.
Dumplingnoun
small balls or strips of boiled or steamed dough
Dumplingnoun
dessert made by baking fruit wrapped in pastry
Dumpling
Dumpling is a broad class of dishes that consist of pieces of dough (made from a variety of starch sources) wrapped around a filling, or of dough with no filling. The dough can be based on bread, flour or potatoes, and may be filled with meat, fish, cheese, vegetables, fruits or sweets.
Pieroginoun
(North America) A square- or crescent-shaped dumpling of unleavened dough, stuffed with sauerkraut, cheese, mashed potatoes, cabbage, onion, meat, or any combination of these, or with a fruit filling.
Pierogi
Pierogi ( pih-ROH-ghee) are filled dumplings made by wrapping unleavened dough around a savoury or sweet filling and cooking in boiling water. They are often then pan-fried before serving.