noun. Plural form of dumpling.

noun. small balls or strips of boiled or steamed dough

"In August 2009, Russian importers — who made up 70 percent of the export market, and used the meat mainly as filler in dumplings and sausages — started canceling their orders after finding strands of E. coli in several shipments."

alimentary paste  pasta  

gnocchi  matzah ball  matzo ball  matzoh ball  won ton