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dumplings

4 definitions • 3 examples
1
a small ball of dough (= flour and water mixed together), often cooked in hot liquid, and eaten with meat and vegetables:

Examples:

We had lamb stew and dumplings.
2
a small piece of dough or pastry wrapped around fish, meat, or vegetables and cooked in oil, steam, or boiling water:

Examples:

3
a sweet food made of fruit covered in a sweet dough and baked:

Examples:

apple dumplings
4
a small ball of dough (= flour and water mixed together) cooked and eaten with soup or meat, or a filling of fruit, meat, or vegetables covered with dough and steamed, baked, or fried

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