klösse

or kloes·se

[ kley-suh, kleys; German klœ-suh ]

plural noun

, German Cooking.

1. dumplings ( def 1 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of klösse¹

< German, plural of Kloss ball of dough, dumpling

Example Sentences

After leaving some more tablets, Doctor Eichendorfer took his leave; and half an hour later Sam knew by the tantalizing odours that pervaded his bedroom that the family dined on stewed chicken with Kartoffel Klösse.

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