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dol·lop  (dlp)
n.
1. A large lump or portion of a solid matter: a dollop of ice cream.
2. A small quantity or splash of a liquid: a dollop of whiskey.
3. A modicum; a bit: not a dollop of truth to the story.

[Earlier tuft, clump; perhaps akin to Norwegian dolp, lump.]

dollop
Noun
Informal an amount of food served in a lump: he shook the bottle and added a large dollop of ketchup [origin unknown]

Dollop a clump of grass or weed, 1573; a large quantity, 1812.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dollopdollop - a small measure (usually of food)    
small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude

dollop
noun 1. lump, blob
Translations

dollop [ˈdɔləp] nbuena cucharada
dollop [ˈdɔləp] n [of butter, cheese] → bon morceau; [of cream]; bonne cuillerée
dollop [ˈdɔləp] (inf) nSchlag m
dollop [ˈdɔləp] n [of food] → cucchiaiata

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Some pieces incorporate cotton or steel and aluminum mesh onto which blobs of the pale goop are dolloped.
For lunch at the Frontera Grill in Chicago, Bayless serves them stuffed with shredded duck and rajas (strips of chile), with grilled shrimp dashed with chopped, canned chipotles, with grilled chicken dolloped with guacamole and with braised wild mushrooms, polano and epazote.
Unfortunately the kitchen seems stuck on rice, often not particularly impressive stuff, and sometimes dolloped out in rather watery fashion.
 
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