פֿריקאַדעל

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Frikadelle or Dutch frikadel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /frɪkaˈdɛɫ/

Noun

פֿריקאַדעל • (frikadel) f, plural פֿריקאַדעלן (frikadeln)

1. (cooking) frikadelle (fried flattened meatball)

   Synonym: פֿריקאַדעלקע (frikadelke)

2. (South Africa, cooking) frikkadel (traditional Afrikaner dish of said meatballs)

   Synonym: פֿריקאַדעלקע (frikadelke)

Usage notes

• The CEYD (perhaps erroneously) only attests the second sense.

References

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “פֿריקאַדעל” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “frikkadel”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN