knaidel
Pronunciations
kneidlach | (KNEYD-luhkh) | listen |
Definitions
n. Matzah ball; "a dumpling made of matzah meal meal and beaten eggs, usually served in chicken broth, often at the Pesach seder." (JPS)
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Languages of Origin
- Yiddish
Etymology
קנײדל kneydl, stemming from Middle High German knödel
- Jews: Jews of diverse religious backgrounds and organizational involvements
- Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
- Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage
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- Great Britain
- South Africa
- Australia / New Zealand
- View More
- The New Joys of Yiddish, by Leo Rosten and Lawrence Bush (New York, 2003[1968]).
- The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
- Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).
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Alternative Spellings
knaydle, kneydle, knaidle, kneidle, kenaidel, knaydl, kneydl, kneydel, knaydel, kenaidle, kneidel
Notes
Pronounced k-NEIGH-dl. Often used in the plural form: kneidlach / knaydlech / knaidelech / kneydlekh... (קנײדלעך)
This word became the subject of controversy after it was the winning word in the U.S. Scripps National Spelling Bee in May 2013. (source)
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