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knaidel

American  
[kneyd-l] / ˈkneɪd l /

noun

Jewish Cooking.

plural

knaidlach

  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.

Etymology

Origin of knaidel

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

Example Sentences

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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 • Jun. 7, 2013

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