Etymology

spätzli

Today it means: A type of wheatflour noodle used in Swiss and southern German cooking. Full definition →

Alemannic German Spätzli
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  1. Alemannic German · borrowed fromSpätzli
  2. English todayspätzli

From Alemannic German Spätzli, diminutive of Spatz (“sparrow”).

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