momo dumpling
- noun
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momo
- She learned how to make spicy chicken momo dumplings from her grandmother.
Examples
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Vegetarian momo dumplings are my favorite snack at festivals.
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Have you tried momo dumplings from that new restaurant?
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Every Saturday, we order a plate of momo dumplings from the local Nepali restaurant.
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I love to eat momo dumplings!
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Every Saturday, we order a plate of momo dumplings from the local Nepali restaurant.
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She learned how to make spicy chicken momo dumplings from her grandmother.
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Vegetarian momo dumplings are my favorite snack at festivals.
Synonyms
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1.8
A small piece of dough, plain or filled, cooked and eaten, often in soup
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7.7
A soft steamed bun often filled with sweet or savory filling
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A small Chinese dumpling fried on one side and steamed on the other, often filled with meat or vegetables
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A small cooked dumpling filled with meat and sometimes vegetables
A dumpling filled with spicy cooked vegetables often steamed or fried
A steamed dumpling filled with meat or vegetables eaten in Afghan cooking
A steamed dumpling filled with meat in Central Asian cooking
A small dough pocket with meat or vegetables inside usually steamed
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Morphology
The phrase is fully compositional: 'momo' names a particular Himalayan dumpling and 'dumpling' denotes a small stuffed dough item, so together they clearly refer to that specific kind of dumpling. This is a literal, non-idiomatic combination (essentially a type + category), so a learner who knows both constituent words will understand the meaning.
Etymology
Momo dumpling likely comes from the Tibetan word momo, which meant a small 'steamed' dough cake; cooks in Tibet and Nepal filled these little cakes with meat or vegetables, and the name stuck to the food. So today momo dumpling means the stuffed dumpling many people eat as a snack or at festivals.