Definitions

  • n. A crumb, scrap, bit; a small amount of something.

Example Sentences

Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • ברעקל brekl

    • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

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

      Alternative Spellings

      brekel, brekkel, brekkl

Notes

  • Plural: brekelekh.

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