keftikas

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Definitions

  • n. Leek meatballs.

Example Sentences

  • "The keftikas at Passover were a bit dry this year."

  • "Keftikas were a staple when I was growing up in New York." (source)

  • “I prefer regular keftikas to the keftikas de prasa.”

  • "For an evening meal, a paniziko complements a meal of keftes (meat or vegetable patties) or fried fish with agristada (lemon sauce), perfect for ountaring (mopping or scooping up sauce)." (Sephardic Heritage Cookbook: Ottoman, Persian, Moroccan, Egyptian Recipes and More by Sephardic Temple Or Chadash Sisterhood)

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Languages of Origin

  • Ladino

Etymology

  • keftikas

      • Who Uses This

      • Ottoman Sephardim: Jews with ancestry in Spain and, post-expulsion, in Turkey, Greece, and other parts of the Ottoman Empire

      Regions

      • Other (please describe in Notes section)

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      Alternative Spellings

      kefticas, cefticas, keftes, ceftes

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