portzelky

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noun

A Mennonite dish of raisin fritters — fried, roughly ball-shaped pieces of dough with raisins in them — eaten especially on New Year's Day.

OriginGerman Low German Porzelke →
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Meanings

nounportzelky pl (plural only)

alternative porzelky

  1. pluralplural onlyA Mennonite dish of raisin fritters — fried, roughly ball-shaped pieces of dough with raisins in them — eaten especially on New Year's Day.

Origin

  1. German Low GermanPorzelke
  2. Englishportzelky

From or related to Prussian German Low German Porzelke (see Porzelchen, porzelchen), diminutive of Porzel f or n (whence German Porzeln).

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APA

portzelky. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/portzelky

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“portzelky.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/portzelky. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “portzelky,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/portzelky.

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