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Meanings of dumpling in English

Spanish
dumpling

Small balls or strips of boiled or steamed dough.

dumpling
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Examples for "dumplings"
1
The dumplings are also great alternatives to rice or other starchy choices.
The South African
2
After 30 minutes, lift the lid and the dumplings should be cooked.
The South African
3
Have ready a pot of boiling water, and put in the dumplings.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches
4
They had dumplings too; small, but substantial, symmetrically globular, and indestructible dumplings.
Moby Dick
5
We found it best to cook frozen dumplings straight from the freezer.
The cook's illustrated how-to-cook library
Usage of dumpling in English
1
There were yams also and a sort of dumpling made of manioc.
O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921
2
Tie them tightly, leaving a small space for the dumpling to swell.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches
3
At one dined with improved appetite and actually eat an apple dumpling.
A Journey to America in 1834
4
Mannerheim trudged away, and the dumpling-cheeked officer turned his attention to Michael.
The Wolf’s Hour
5
Khinkali look like a chunky cousin of the Taiwanese soup dumpling, xiaolongbao.
The Guardian
6
When the taxi stopped at the dumpling restaurant, Huizi was sitting alone.
Twenty fragments of a ravenous youth
7
A Chinese lamb dumpling with black vinegar dressing comes on the side.
News.com.au
8
The cleft in the dumpling enlarged itself, and the woman spoke.
The Captain's Toll-Gate
9
Using a pastry brush, brush around each dumpling wrapper with water.
Radio NZ
10
Place spoonful of potato filling onto one side of each dumpling.
Radio NZ
11
He bade the child sit and gave him his portion of currant dumpling.
The Spinners
12
Forex was talking to a dumpling in western boots and a thousand-gallon Stetson.
Bones Are Forever
13
Schoolboys seem to have often eaten a sort of suet dumpling.
Life in the Roman World of Nero and St. Paul
14
Add the remaining dumpling ingredients except the wrappers and mix well.
The ultimate rice cooker cookbook: 250 no-fail recipes for pilaf...
15
Esther looks like a sausage, and Mellicent looks like a dumpling.
About Peggy Saville
16
Now an overblown apple dumpling was trying to steal her pies.
Fortunate harbor
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Spanish
dumpling
Dumpling through the time
Dumpling across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common