🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Suppenteigtasche

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈzʊpn̩ˌtaɪ̯kˌtaʃə

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Soup Dumpling/suːp ˈdʌmplɪŋ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Suppenteigtaschen sind mit heißer Brühe gefüllt."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 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. 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 'soup dumpling' originates from the combination of 'soup', derived from the Old French 'soupe', and 'dumpling', which comes from the Middle English 'dumpling', meaning a small, rounded mass of dough. The concept of soup-filled dumplings has roots in Chinese cuisine, particularly in the Jiangnan region, where they have evolved over centuries.

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