טריפֿלעך

Yiddish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtrɪfɫəχ/

Etymology 1

טריפֿן (trifn, “to drip”) +‎ ־ל (-l) in plural. Compare English droplet.

Noun

טריפֿלעך • (triflekh) pl

1. egg drops or sometimes drops of dough cooked in broth

Related terms

• טריפֿקניידלעך (trifkneydlekh)
• זופּ מיט טריפֿלעך (zup mit triflekh, “egg drop soup”)

References

• Uriel Weinreich (1977) “eggdrops”, in Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary, New York: Schocken Books, page 101
• Justus van de Kamp et al., “טריפֿלעך” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “טריפֿלעך”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “egg drops”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Noun

טריפֿלעך • (triflekh) pl

1. plural of טריפֿל (trifl): truffles