Definitions

  • n. Stuffed grape leaves.

Example Sentences

  • "Yaprakes (stuffed grape leaves) are just one of many options for stuffed vegetables, a favorite in Sephardic cuisine, and eaten especially for Sukkot" (source)

Languages of Origin

  • Ladino

Etymology

  • yaprakes

    • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • None

Notes

  • singular: 'yaprake'

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