Etymology

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Today it means: Egg dumplings or noodles used in German cuisine Full definition →

Alemannic German Knöpfli
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  1. Alemannic German · borrowed fromKnöpfli“pastry similar to spaetzle”
  2. English todaykniffles

From Alemannic German Knöpfli (“pastry similar to spaetzle”). Compare the verb knöpfen (“to button”).

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