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dumpling noun

/ˈdʌm.plɪŋ/ n [C]
a small ball of dough (= flour and water mixed together) cooked and eaten with meat and vegetables
a small amount of fruit covered in a sweet dough and baked
apple dumplings

(Definition of dumpling noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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