dollop
A considerable lump, scoop, or quantity of something, especially soft foodA considerable lump, scoop, or quantity of something, especially soft food.
» She served corn with a dollop of butter.
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1 sensesA considerable lump, scoop, or quantity of something, especially soft food.
Each pancake comes with a dollop of suspiciously soft butter in a tiny plastic cup.
Klumpen, Klacks, Haube
по́рцияpórcija
- a small measure (usually of food)
Examples
3 sentencesShe served corn with a dollop of butter.
Tom likes to have a large dollop of cream with his cheesecake.
Each pancake comes with a dollop of suspiciously soft butter in a tiny plastic cup.
Translations
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Origin
From earlier East Anglian dialectal dallop (“patch, tuft (of grass, etc.)”), of unknown orFrom earlier East Anglian dialectal dallop (“patch, tuft (of grass, etc.)”), of unknown origin. Compare dialectal Norwegian dolp (“lump”).
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