Dumplings,asdefinedinastandardEnglishdictionary,fallintwo *** incategories:theseareeither"piece[s]ofdough,sometimesfilled,thatarecookedinliquidsuchaswaterorsoup"oralternatively"sweeteneddoughwrappedaroundfruit,suchasanapple,bakedandservedasadessert。
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