פֿריקאַדעל

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Frikadelle or Dutch frikadel.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /frɪkaˈdɛɫ/

Noun

פֿריקאַדעל • (frikadel) f, plural פֿריקאַדעלן (frikadeln)

  1. (cooking) frikadelle (fried flattened meatball)
    Synonym: פֿריקאַדעלקע (frikadelke)
  2. (South Africa, cooking) frikkadel (traditional Afrikaner dish of said meatballs)
    Synonym: פֿריקאַדעלקע (frikadelke)

Usage notes
  • The CEYD (perhaps erroneously) only attests the second sense.

References
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “פֿריקאַדעל” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “frikkadel”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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