farfel

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noun

Small pellet-shaped egg pasta in Ashkenazic Jewish cuisine, made instead out of matzah during Passover.

OriginYiddish פֿאַרפֿל →
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Meanings

nounfarfel (usually uncountable, plural farfels)

plural farfels

  1. uncountableusuallySmall pellet-shaped egg pasta in Ashkenazic Jewish cuisine, made instead out of matzah during Passover.

Origin

  1. Yiddishפֿאַרפֿל
  2. Englishfarfel

From Yiddish פֿאַרפֿל (farfl).

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Translations

Polish farfelki
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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

farfel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/farfel

MLA

“farfel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/farfel. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “farfel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/farfel.

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