Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun dumpling
2 senses of dumpling
Sense 1
dumpling, dumplings -- (small balls or strips of boiled or steamed dough)
=> pasta, alimentary paste -- (shaped and dried dough made from flour and water and sometimes egg)
Sense 2
dumpling -- (dessert made by baking fruit wrapped in pastry)
=> dessert, sweet, afters -- (a dish served as the last course of a meal)