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kreplach

kreplach noun: small dumplings of Eastern European origin, filled with meat or cheese and served usually in soup.

kreplach: small dumplings of Eastern European origin, filled with meat or cheese and served usually in soup
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Noun

kreplach pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Small dumplings of Eastern European origin, filled with meat or cheese and served usually in soup.

Forms of kreplach

alternative formcreplach
alternative formcreplich
alternative formkreplakh
alternative formkreplech
alternative formkreplekh
alternative formkreplich

Origin of kreplach

From Yiddish קרעפּלאַך (kreplakh), a regional plural form of קרעפּל (krepl, “meat dumpling”).

Questions about kreplach

What does kreplach mean?
Kreplach means small dumplings of Eastern European origin, filled with meat or cheese and served usually in soup.
What part of speech is kreplach?
Kreplach is a noun.

Words near kreplach in the dictionary

  1. kreosoted
  2. kreosotes
  3. kreosoting
  4. kreotoxin
  5. kreotoxins
  6. kreplach
  7. kreplakh
  8. kreplech
  9. kreplekh
  10. kreplich
  11. Kreppel

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