פֿריקאַדעלקע

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Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian фрикаде́лька (frikadɛ́lʹka). By surface analysis, פֿריקאַדעל (frikadel) +‎ ־קע (-ke).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /frɪkaˈdɛʎkə/, /frɪkaˈdɛɫkə/

Noun

פֿריקאַדעלקע (frikadelkef, plural פֿריקאַדעלקעס (frikadelkes)

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

Usage notes

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

References

  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “frikkadel”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN