kreplach

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noun

Small dumplings of Eastern European origin, filled with meat or cheese and served usually in soup.

OriginYiddish קרעפּלאַך →
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Meanings

nounkreplach pl (plural only)

alternative creplach · alternative creplich · alternative kreplakh · alternative kreplech · alternative kreplekh · alternative kreplich

  1. pluralplural onlySmall dumplings of Eastern European origin, filled with meat or cheese and served usually in soup.

Origin

  1. Yiddishקרעפּלאַך
  2. Englishkreplach

From Yiddish קרעפּלאַך (kreplakh), a regional plural form of קרעפּל (krepl, “meat dumpling”).

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Translations

Hebrew קרעפלך
  • קרעפלך (krépalakh)a type of Eastern European dumpling
Polish kreplech, uszko
  • kreplecha type of Eastern European dumpling
  • uszkoa type of Eastern European dumpling
Russian пельме́нь
  • пельме́нь (pelʹménʹ)a type of Eastern European dumpling
Yiddish קרעפּל
  • קרעפּל (krepl)a type of Eastern European dumpling
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Chicago

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