quenelle

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English

Forming a quenelle

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

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.

Translations

Verb

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

  1. (cooking) To form a quenelle.

Further reading

Dutch

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəˈnɛ.lə/
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Noun

quenelle f (plural quenelles, diminutive quenelletje n)

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

French

Etymology

Borrowed from German Knödel.

Pronunciation

Noun

quenelle f (plural quenelles)

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

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French quenelle.

Noun

quenelle m (invariable)

  1. quenelle (gesture)