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knaidel
[ kneyd-l ]
noun
Jewish Cooking.
plural knaidlach
- 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.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of knaidel1
1950–55; < Yiddish kneydl dumpling; compare Middle High German °ì²Ôö»å±ð±ô lump, ovary of a flower, German °²Ôö»å±ð±ô dumpling
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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.
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Or so say mavens of Yiddish about the winning word, knaidel, in the widely televised Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night.
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Knaidel is the matzo ball or dumpling that Jewish cooks put in chicken soup.
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He has never eaten an actual knaidel.
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Mr. Norich expressed a note of frustration that knaidel was spelled that way in a nationally televised contest.
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