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kniffles

/ˈnɪfliz/

kniffles noun: egg dumplings or noodles used in German cuisine.

Noun

kniffles pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Egg dumplings or noodles used in German cuisine
    • Ed enjoyed kniffles, sauerbraten, a glass of pilsener taken away from home and Cosey's sight...1987, Richard Irwin Rossbacher, Now Remembered: Living Pennsylvania History Through 1900, page 517
    • Making kniffles for the sauerkraut supper, both at the church and in earlier years in my parent's house and hauling them over to the church in a big kettle.2004, St. John's Lutheran Church, 150th Anniversary, 1854-2004
    Synonyms:
    spaetzle

Synonyms of kniffles

Origin of kniffles

From Alemannic German Knöpfli (“pastry similar to spaetzle”). Compare the verb knöpfen (“to button”).

Questions about kniffles

What does kniffles mean?
Kniffles means egg dumplings or noodles used in German cuisine.
What part of speech is kniffles?
Kniffles is a noun.
How do you pronounce kniffles?
Kniffles is pronounced /ˈnɪfliz/.

Words near kniffles in the dictionary

  1. knifewoman
  2. knifewomen
  3. knifework
  4. Kniffin
  5. Kniffins
  6. kniffles
  7. knifing
  8. knifing up
  9. knifings
  10. Knigge
  11. Knigges

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