latke
/ˈlɑːt.ki/
latke noun: a pancake fried in oil, usually made from potatoes and sometimes also onions, traditionally served on Hanukkah.
Noun
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.
- 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.2022 January 19, Yair Rosenberg, “Why So Many People Still Don’t Understand Anti-Semitism”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 19 Jan 2022
Forms of latke
| plural | latkes |
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Origin of latke
Borrowed 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”).
Questions about latke
- What does latke mean?
- Latke means a pancake fried in oil, usually made from potatoes and sometimes also onions, traditionally served on Hanukkah.
- What part of speech is latke?
- Latke is a noun.
- How do you pronounce latke?
- Latke is pronounced /ˈlɑːt.ki/.
- What is the plural of latke?
- The plural of latke is latkes.
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