- dumpling, dumplings - small balls or strips of boiled or steamed dough
--1 is a kind of pasta, alimentary paste
--1 has particulars:gnocchi; matzo ball, matzoh ball, matzah ball; won ton, wonton - dumpling - dessert made by baking fruit wrapped in pastry
--2 is a kind of dessert, sweet, afters
--2 has particulars: apple dumpling