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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSoup dumpling
/ˈsuːp ˌdʌm.plɪŋ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A type of Chinese steamed bun (xiaolongbao) filled with meat or seafood and a rich, hot broth.
"We carefully dipped the hot soup dumpling into a saucer of black vinegar and ginger." - 2
Any variety of savory dumpling that encapsulates liquid broth within its dough wrapper during the cooking process.
"The fusion restaurant introduced a modern take on the traditional soup dumpling with truffle broth."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a direct translation and culinary adaptation of the Chinese expression xiaolongbao (小籠包), combining the English noun 'soup' reflecting the rich broth inside and 'dumpling' describing the steamed wrapper. Originating from the Jiangnan region of China, particularly associated with Shanghai cuisine, the term gained global prominence in modern gastronomy as these delicate parcels spread worldwide.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Soup dumpling" is said worldwide
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ravioli en bouillon
Transliteration: ʁavjɔli ɑ̃ bujɔ̃
"Nous avons commandé une portion de raviolis en bouillon."
Suppenteigtasche
Transliteration: ˈzʊpn̩ˌtaɪ̯kˌtaʃə
"Die Suppenteigtaschen sind mit heißer Brühe gefüllt."
raviolo in brodo
Transliteration: ˈravjolo in ˈbrɔdo
"I ravioli in brodo vanno mangiati con attenzione."
empananada de sopa
Transliteration: empanada de sopa
Script: empanada de sopa
"Las empanadas de sopa son deliciosas pero muy calientes."
bolinho de sopa
Transliteration: boˈliɲu dʒi ˈsɔpɐ
"Experimentamos um bolinho de sopa recheado com carne de porco."
सूप डम्पलिंग
Transliteration: sūp ḍampliṅg
"हमने रेस्टोरेंट में सूप डम्पलिंग का ऑर्डर दिया।"
小笼包
Transliteration: xiǎolóngbāo
"我最喜欢吃热腾腾的小笼包。"
샤오롱바오
Transliteration: syaorongbao
"만두피를 살짝 찢어 샤오롱바오의 육즙을 먼저 마신다."
小籠包
Transliteration: shōronpō
"熱々の小籠包からスープがあふれ出ます。"
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