pekel
Definitions
n. Little bundle.
Example Sentences
"I'm making pekelekh for the kids to take home after my son's upsherin."
Languages of Origin
- Yiddish
Etymology
פּעקל pekl (plural פּעקלעך peklekh)
- Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
- Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
- Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage
- North America
- South Africa
- Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
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Alternative Spellings
peckl, peckel, pekl
Notes
Often used in plural: pekelekh, pekelach, pekelach, pekelech, peckelach
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