soup dumpling

noun

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

OriginMandarin 湯包 /汤包 →
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Meanings

nounsoup dumpling (plural soup dumplings)

plural soup dumplings

  1. Chinese cuisineTangbao, any of a variety of Chinese dumplings filled with soup.
  2. sometimes explicitlyChinese cuisineXiaolongbao, a small variety of tangbao popular around Shanghai.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
tangbao

Origin

  1. Mandarin湯包 /汤包“soup dumpling”
  2. Englishsoup dumpling

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

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soup dumpling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soup%20dumpling

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“soup dumpling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soup%20dumpling. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soup dumpling,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soup%20dumpling.

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