latke
English
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Etymology
[edit]From Yiddish לאַטקע (latke), from either Russian ла́тка (látka, “pastry, patch”) or Ukrainian оладка (oladka, “pancake, fritter”). In Polish łatka (“patch”) or placek, placki (“fritter, fritters”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈlɑːt.ki/, /ˈlɑːt.kə/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]latke (plural latkes)
- A pancake fried in oil, usually made from potatoes and sometimes also onions, traditionally served on Hanukkah.
- Her favorite Chanukah memories were of eating latkes and sour cream while her mother gossiped with the aunts and cousins.
- 2022 January 19, Yair Rosenberg, “Why So Many People Still Don’t Understand Anti-Semitism”, in The Atlantic[1]:
- We do not spend our days huddled in smoke-filled rooms plotting world domination while Jared Kushner plays dreidel in the back with Noam Chomsky and George Soros sneaks the last latke.