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cepelinas

/(t)sɛpəˈliːnəs/

cepelinas noun: a Lithuanian dumpling made from grated riced potatoes, stuffed with ground meat or another filling such as cottage cheese or mushrooms.

Noun

cepelinas (plural cepelinai)

  1. A Lithuanian dumpling made from grated riced potatoes, stuffed with ground meat or another filling such as cottage cheese or mushrooms.
    • With much of the world having become aware of Lithuanian basketball thanks to the Grateful Dead, I wondered if shrines to other rock acts were in the offing—to Led Zeppelin, perhaps, in honor of what a cepelinas feels like in the pit of the stomach.2010, Alexander Wolff, Big Game, Small World: A Basketball Adventure
    • Cepelinai are giant dumplings named for Zeppelin air ships. They are a Lithuanian specialty, served as a main dish.2014, Jeanne Jacob, The World Cookbook: The Greatest Recipes from Around the Globe

Forms of cepelinas

pluralcepelinai

Origin of cepelinas

Borrowed from Lithuanian cepelinas (“Zeppelin”). Doublet of Zeppelin.

Questions about cepelinas

What does cepelinas mean?
Cepelinas means a Lithuanian dumpling made from grated riced potatoes, stuffed with ground meat or another filling such as cottage cheese or mushrooms.
What part of speech is cepelinas?
Cepelinas is a noun.
How do you pronounce cepelinas?
Cepelinas is pronounced /(t)sɛpəˈliːnəs/.
What is the plural of cepelinas?
The plural of cepelinas is cepelinai.

Words near cepelinas in the dictionary

  1. cepe
  2. Cepeda
  3. Cepedas
  4. Cepeleuți
  5. cepelinai
  6. cepelinas
  7. Cepero
  8. Ceperos
  9. cepes
  10. ceph
  11. cephabacin

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