קרעפּל

Yiddish

Etymology

Diminutive of Middle High German *krappe, Central German variant of krapfe, from Old High German krapho, *krappo (“hook; unciform pastry”). Compare southern German Krapfen, dialectal Kräppel.

Pronunciation

• (Litvish, Poylish) IPA^(key): [ˈkʁɛpl̩]

Noun

קרעפּל • (krepl) n, plural קרעפּלעך (kreplekh) or קרעפּלאַך (kreplakh)

1. (usually in the plural) a kind of meat or dairy dumpling, kreplach

Derived terms

• קרעפּלפֿלייש (kreplfleysh)