mandlen

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Pronunciations

mandlen (MAND-lin)

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Definitions

  • n. "Small, baked, crackerlike balls with hollow centers that are floated in chicken soup." (JPS)

Example Sentences

  • "Chicken soup!! With matzah balls!! And egg noodles. And mandlen to serve it with." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • מאַנדלען mandlen 'almonds'

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • 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

      mandln

Notes

  • "Mandlen can be made with matzah meal so they are pesachdik. Because they taste like dry bites of air, few people ever eat them— except maybe on Pesach. Mandlen can be store-bought; they’re often called 'soup nuts.'" (JPS)

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