a small savoury ball of dough (usually made with suet) which may be boiled, fried, or baked in a casserole
汤团,团子;饺子。
a pudding consisting of apple or other fruit enclosed in a sweet dough and baked
水果布丁。
〈幽默〉 矮胖的人,矮墩墩的人
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he was a 250-pound dumpling. 他曾经是一个体重达250磅的矮胖子。
"early 17th cent.: apparently from the rare adjective