latke
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latke — pancake made with grated potatoes, 1927, from Yiddish, from Rus. latka pastry, said to mean lit. a patch, but by Watkins traced to Gk. elaia olive … Etymology dictionary
latke — [lät′kə] n. [Yiddish < Russ latka, a patch] a pancake, often, specif., one made of grated raw potatoes … English World dictionary
latke — UK [ˈlætkə] / US [ˈlɑtkə] noun [countable] Word forms latke : singular latke plural latkes a traditional Jewish pancake made with potatoes … English dictionary
Latke — Galette de pommes de terre Latkes en train de frire. Ceux ci ont été faits à partir de pommes de terre pelées dans la longueur. La galette de pommes de terre est une préparation culinaire à base de copeaux de pommes de terre, d œufs et de copeaux … Wikipédia en Français
Latke-Hamantash Debate — The Latke Hamantash Debate is a humorous academic debate about the relative merits and meanings of these two items of Jewish cuisine. The debate originated at the University of Chicago in 1946 [ [http://magazine.uchicago.edu/0512/features/puns.sht… … Wikipedia
latke — noun Etymology: Yiddish, pancake, from Ukrainian oladka Date: 1927 potato pancake … New Collegiate Dictionary
latke — noun A pancake fried in oil, usually made from potatoes and sometimes also onions. Her favorite Chanukah memories were of eating latkes and sour cream while her mother gossiped with the aunts and cousins … Wiktionary
latke — lat|ke [ latkə ] noun count a traditional Jewish PANCAKE made with potatoes … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
latke — [ lʌtkə] noun (in Jewish cookery) a pancake, especially one made with grated potato. Origin from Yiddish … English new terms dictionary
latke — noun (C) a Jewish food like a round flat pancake made from raw potato … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
