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# dumpling

noun (a dumpling, dumplings)

«dumpling» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A dumpling is a small ball of dough that is boiled, steamed or fried, sometimes filled with meat or vegetables. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dumpling/#m1)
2. A dumpling is a pudding of fruit wrapped in pastry, like an apple dumpling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dumpling/#m2)
3. (informal) Dumpling is a fond name for a small, chubby child or pet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dumpling/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life dumplings come from many food cultures: British dumplings in stew, Chinese jiaozi, Polish pierogi, Ukrainian varenyky, Japanese gyoza. They are popular at Chinese New Year. In maths, sharing dumplings is a common problem. Phrases: «stew and dumplings», «steamed dumplings».

### Examples

- Grandma makes stew with fluffy dumplings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dumpling/#x1)
- We ate pork dumplings at the Chinese restaurant. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dumpling/#x2)
- My mum and I fold dumplings for Lunar New Year. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dumpling/#x3)
- Ukrainian varenyky are dumplings filled with potato or cherries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dumpling/#x4)
- There are 24 dumplings shared among 4 people, so each gets 6. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dumpling/#x5)
- An apple dumpling is wrapped in pastry and baked. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dumpling/#x6)
- «Come here, my little dumpling!» said Gran. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dumpling/#x7)
- I remember that we once exchanged a rice-dumpling for a persimmon-seed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dumpling/#x8)

### Note

Countable: a dumpling, dumplings. The pet name is affectionate, but calling someone a dumpling can sound like teasing about weight. In maths problems, «each», «share equally» and «in all» show whether to divide or multiply the dumplings.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dumpling» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dumpling/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dumpling» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dumpling.html) on Mova free.