Definition
A small ball or pocket of dough, often filled with meat, vegetables, or fruit, that can be baked, steamed, or boiled.
Etymology
From 'dump,' possibly from Dutch or Low German origins, combined with the diminutive '-ling.' The word appeared in English cookbooks in the 1600s.
Kelly Says
Dumplings are perhaps the world's most universal comfort food—nearly every culture from China to Poland to Peru has its own version, suggesting humans naturally arrive at the same idea of 'dough wrapped around filling' independently.
Translations
CACatalà
empanada
em-pa-na-da
CSČeština
knedlíky
kned-lee-kee
DEDeutsch
Knödel
knoh-del
ELΕλληνικά
σφάκια
s-fa-kee-a
ESEspañol
albóndiga
al-bon-dee-ga
FISuomi
lihapullat
lee-ha-pul-lat
FRFrançais
boulette
boo-let
HEעברית
גולגולת
go-lo-gelt
HUMagyar
galuska
ga-loo-ska
IDBahasa Indonesia
pangsit
pang-sit
ITItaliano
ravioli
ra-vee-o-lee
MSBahasa Melayu
dumpling
dʌm-plɪŋ
NLNederlands
dumpling
dʌm-plɪŋ
PTPortuguês
bolinho
boh-lee-nyo
RORomână
cozonac
co-zo-nac
RUРусский
пельмень
pel-men'
SWKiswahili
mandazi
man-da-zee
UKУкраїнська
вареники
va-re-ni-ki
VITiếng Việt
bánh bao
bahn bah-oh
ZUZU
isigqoko
ee-si-g-qo-ko