kniffles
English
editEtymology
editFrom Alemannic German Knöpfli (“pastry similar to spaetzle”). Compare the verb knöpfen (“to button”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkniffles pl (plural only)
- Egg dumplings or noodles used in German cuisine
- 1987, Richard Irwin Rossbacher, Now Remembered: Living Pennsylvania History Through 1900, page 517:
- Ed enjoyed kniffles, sauerbraten, a glass of pilsener taken away from home and Cosey's sight...
- 2004, St. John's Lutheran Church, 150th Anniversary, 1854-2004:
- Making kniffles for the sauerkraut supper, both at the church and in earlier years in my parent's house and hauling them over to the church in a big kettle.
- 2008 October, Orange Coast Magazine, page 94:
- In a separate pan, mix flour and eggs into boiling water, then mix in what he calls the "kniffles."