pletzl

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Pronunciations

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Definitions

  • n. A flat, crisp roll, topped with poppy seeds or onion.

Example Sentences

  • "Stopping in at Beila the Baker's to buy a pletzl, he joked with them in such a worldly fashion that they marveled." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • פּלעצל pletsl 'cracker', diminutive of פּלעץ plets

      • Who Uses This

      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America
      • Great Britain

      Dictionaries

      • The New Joys of Yiddish, by Leo Rosten and Lawrence Bush (New York, 2003[1968]).
      • Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

      Alternative Spellings

      pletzel, pletsl, pletsel

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