Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

farfel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.04 in modern English

Syllables: far-fel
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Small pellet-shaped egg pasta in Ashkenazic Jewish cuisine, made instead out of matzah during Passover.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Yiddish פֿאַרפֿל (farfl).

Origin

Source language: Yiddish

Word Breakdown

Root: פֿאַרפֿל

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

farfels (plural)

Questions

What does farfel mean?: Small pellet-shaped egg pasta in Ashkenazic Jewish cuisine, made instead out of matzah during Passover.
Where does farfel come from?: It is traced to Yiddish.

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