English

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Forming a quenelle

Etymology

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Borrowed from French quenelle, from German Knödel. Doublet of knaidel.

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Noun

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quenelle (plural quenelles)

  1. (cooking) A light dumpling made of lightly spiced minced meat or fish bound with egg and poached.
  2. (cooking) An elliptical shape moulded by chefs from soft foods using two spoons.
  3. A gesture which is usually performed by pointing one arm diagonally downwards palm down, while touching the shoulder with the opposite hand, in a manner similar to an inverted Nazi salute.

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Verb

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quenelle (third-person singular simple present quenelles, present participle quenelling, simple past and past participle quenelled)

  1. (cooking) To form a quenelle.

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Dutch

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Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nl

Etymology

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From French quenelle, from German Knödel (dumpling). The gesture and its name after French comedian, political activist, and notorious anti-Semite Dieudonné M’bala M’bala.

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  • IPA(key): /kəˈnɛ.lə/
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quenelle f (plural quenelles, diminutive quenelletje n)

  1. dumpling, quenelle (food)
  2. quenelle (gesture)

French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Knödel.

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quenelle f (plural quenelles)

  1. (cooking) dumpling, quenelle
  2. (slang) penis
  3. (slang) quenelle (gesture)

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French quenelle.

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quenelle m (invariable)

  1. quenelle (gesture)