knaidel

[ kneyd-l ]

noun

, Jewish Cooking.

, plural knai·dlach [kneyd, -l, uh, kh, -lah, kh].

1. a dumpling, especially a small ball of matzo meal, eggs, and salt, often mixed with another foodstuff, as ground almonds or grated potato, usually served in soup.

Word History and Origins

Origin of knaidel¹

1950–55; < Yiddish kneydl dumpling; compare Middle High German knödel lump, ovary of a flower, German Knödel dumpling

Example Sentences

Last week a Yiddish linguistic institute contested the results of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, claiming that the winning word, knaidel, another name for a matzo ball, should actually be spelled kneydl.

From Slate

Or so say mavens of Yiddish about the winning word, knaidel, in the widely televised Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night.

From New York Times

Knaidel is the matzo ball or dumpling that Jewish cooks put in chicken soup.

From New York Times

He has never eaten an actual knaidel.

From New York Times

Mr. Norich expressed a note of frustration that knaidel was spelled that way in a nationally televised contest.

From New York Times