Etymology

gribenes

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Today it means: A snack food in Eastern European Jewish cuisine, combining cracklings of chicken or goose skin with fried onions. Full definition →

Yiddish גריבענעס ← Middle High German griebe
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  1. Middle High German · derived fromgriebe“piece of fat, crackling”
  2. Yiddish · borrowed fromגריבענעס
  3. English todaygribenes

Borrowed from Yiddish גריבענעס (gribenes), from Middle High German griebe (“piece of fat, crackling”). Compare modern German Griebe.

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