soup dumpling

noun — 2 senses

soup dumpling

noun

Etymology Calque of Mandarin 湯包 /汤包 (tāngbāo, “soup dumpling”).

1

Chinese cuisine Tangbao, any of a variety of Chinese dumplings filled with soup.

2

Chinese cuisine Xiaolongbao, a small variety of tangbao popular around Shanghai.

Sometimes explicitly

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