dollop
/ˈdɒləp/noun
उच्चारण डॉलप
(नरम खाने का) लौंदा, चम्मच भर
Core word
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[C] ~ (of sth) informal
a lump of soft food, often dropped from a spoon
(नरम खाने का) लौंदा, चम्मच भर
- a dollop of butter on hot parathas
- She added a dollop of cream to the dessert.
- Put a dollop of cream on top of each bowl of fruit.
+ 2 more examples
- She served the rice with a dollop of ghee.
- He added a big dollop of ice cream to the warm cake.
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[C] ~ (of sth) informal
an amount of something
(किसी चीज़ की) अच्छी-खासी मात्रा
- The film has a generous dollop of humour.
- She added a dollop of curd on top of the hot rice.
- The speech had a good dollop of humour.
+ 2 more examples
- He needs a dollop of luck to win this match.
- The story needs only a dollop of imagination to become exciting.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a dollop of + food
A dollop is a lump of soft food, dropped from a spoon, usually followed by of.
'Dollop' चम्मच से गिराया गया नरम भोजन का लोंदा है, जिसके बाद प्रायः 'of' आता है।
- She added a dollop of cream to the pudding.
- He put a dollop of butter on the paratha.
a dollop of + abstract noun
Informally it can mean a small amount of a quality: a dollop of luck, a dollop of humour.
अनौपचारिक रूप से यह किसी गुण की थोड़ी मात्रा के लिए भी आता है: a dollop of luck।
- A dollop of luck helped him pass the interview.
- The film has a good dollop of humour.
dollop (verb)
To dollop food is to put it in lumps with a spoon.
Food को 'dollop' करने का अर्थ चम्मच से लोंदे के रूप में रखना है।
- She dolloped yoghurt on each plate.
- Dollop the mixture on to the tray.
a big / generous dollop
Adjectives like big, generous and small are common before dollop.
Dollop से पहले big, generous, small जैसे adjectives आम हैं।
- He served a generous dollop of ghee on the rice.
dollop in recipes
Recipes use dollop for amounts that are not measured exactly: a dollop of curd, a good dollop of pickle.
रेसिपी में dollop ऐसी मात्रा के लिए आता है जो ठीक से नापी नहीं जाती: a dollop of curd।
- Add a dollop of curd to the curry.
- Serve with a good dollop of pickle.
+Collocations 5
dollop + of food
creambuttergheeyoghurtjamice cream
- She topped the halwa with a dollop of cream.
adjective + dollop
biggeneroussmallcreamythickfinal
- He took a generous dollop of jam.
verb + dollop
addputservespoonplopdrop
- She plopped a dollop of curd on the plate.
dollop of quality
of luckof humourof common senseof charmof colour
- The project needs a dollop of common sense.
dollop + dish
on porridgeon the soupon the desserton the rice
- A dollop of ghee on the dal makes it richer.
“More examples 7
- Radhika added a dollop of curd to her rice.
राधिका ने अपने चावल में एक चम्मच दही का लोंदा डाला।
- The cook dropped a dollop of batter on the hot pan.
रसोइये ने गरम तवे पर घोल का एक लोंदा डाला।
- A dollop of ice cream finished the dessert.
आइसक्रीम के एक लोंदे ने मिठाई पूरी कर दी।
- The story has a dollop of romance.
कहानी में थोड़ा सा रोमांस है।
- He spooned a dollop of chutney on the plate.
उसने प्लेट में चटनी का एक लोंदा डाला।
- With a dollop of luck and much hard work, Radhika passed.
थोड़ी सी किस्मत और बहुत मेहनत से राधिका पास हो गई।
- He spooned a dollop of mashed potato on each plate.
उसने हर प्लेट में आलू के भर्ते का एक लोंदा डाला।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She added a dollop cream.
✓ She added a dollop of cream.
Dollop is followed by of before the food.
Dollop के बाद भोजन से पहले 'of' आता है।
✗ She added two dollops of creams.
✓ She added two dollops of cream.
Cream is uncountable here, so it stays singular.
यहाँ 'cream' अगणनीय है, इसलिए एकवचन रहता है।