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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Small dumplings of Eastern European origin, filled with meat or cheese and served usually in soup. plural, plural-only

Etymology

From Yiddish קרעפּלאַך (kreplakh), a regional plural form of קרעפּל (krepl, “meat dumpling”).

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