cepelinas

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Lithuanian cepelinas (Zeppelin). Doublet of Zeppelin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /(t)sɛpəˈliːnəs/

Noun

cepelinas (plural cepelinai)

  1. A Lithuanian dumpling made from grated riced potatoes, stuffed with ground meat or another filling such as cottage cheese or mushrooms.
    • 2010, Alexander Wolff, Big Game, Small World: A Basketball Adventure:
      With much of the world having become aware of Lithuanian basketball thanks to the Grateful Dead, I wondered if shrines to other rock acts were in the offing—to Led Zeppelin, perhaps, in honor of what a cepelinas feels like in the pit of the stomach.
    • 2014, Jeanne Jacob, The World Cookbook: The Greatest Recipes from Around the Globe:
      Cepelinai are giant dumplings named for Zeppelin air ships. They are a Lithuanian specialty, served as a main dish.

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Lithuanian

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Cepelinai.
Cepelinas su spirgais.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Zeppelin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

cepelìnas m (plural cepelìnai) stress pattern 2

  1. Zeppelin (metal airship)
  2. (often in the plural) cepelinas (Lithuanian potato dumpling)
    Synonym: didžkukulis

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References

  • cepelinas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • cepelinas”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024