פּרעגלען

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Yiddish

Etymology

Most likely inherited from Middle High German breglen, of onomatopoeic origin. Compare regional German brägeln (to fry, braise), Brägele (fried potatoes), dialectally also with p-, pf-, f-. Compare also פּוטער (puter) for the word-initial /b/ → /p/ shift. Possibly of Slavic origin - compare Polish prażyć (to roast) - however this is less likely.

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Verb

פּרעגלען (preglen) (past participle געפּרעגלט (gepreglt))

  1. (chiefly Eastern Yiddish, also Alsace, Vienna, Bratislava) to fry (to cook (something) in hot fat or oil)

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