qoqol
Pronunciations
qoqol | (gho-GHOL) | listen |
Definitions
n. Matzah.
Example Sentences
"To refer to unleavened bread, Jews in most communities use variants of מצה, but some communities have additional words, such as qoqol in Juhuri/Judeo-Tat (Dagestan)..." (source)
"he remembers how, growing up as a child in the south Russian town of Derbent, 'the old people made matzah (gogol) at home in special outdoor wood-fired stoves for making bread.'" (source)
Languages of Origin
- Juhuri
Etymology
qoqol, lit. 'wheat'
- Juhuro: Jews with ancestry in the Caucasus region, such as Azerbaijan and Dagestan, also known as Kavkazi, Gorsky, or Mountain Jews
- North America
- None
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Alternative Spellings
rhorhol, гъогъол, ghoghol, gogol
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