krenzel

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Pronunciations

krenzel (KREN-zel)

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Definitions

  • n. A dance which is performed at weddings when the last child in a family is married.

Example Sentences

  • "Dr. Itzik Gottesman, [a folklorist and associate editor of the Yiddish Daily Forward], mentioned that in all of his readings in Yiddish, in European sources, he has never encountered either the mizinke dance or the krensl (crowning) ceremony." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • קרענצל krentsl 'wreath' from the wreath of flowers traditionally placed on the mother’s head during the dance

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).

      Alternative Spellings

      krensel, krensl

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