kichel

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Pronunciations

kichel (KIH-khuul) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A small cookie or biscuit.

  • n. Cookies.

Example Sentences

  • "I love kikhelekh in my soup!"

  • "Gluten-free kichel are a little tricky since we are not using any gums – they tend to want to break apart as you form them into bow-ties."

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • קיכל kikhl 'cookie', diminutive of קוכן kukhn 'cake' (pl. קיכלעך kikhlekh)

      • Who Uses This

      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • South Africa
      • North America
      • Australia / New Zealand
      • Great Britain

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      kikhl

Notes

  • In South Africa, kichel are flat diamond-shaped parev biscuits served as an accompaniment to chopped herring or chopped liver.

    plural: 'kikhelekh'

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