Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kreplach

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kre-plach
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Small dumplings of Eastern European origin, filled with meat or cheese and served usually in soup.

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Yiddish

Word Breakdown

Root: קרעפּלאַך

Inflected Forms

creplach (alternative) creplich (alternative) kreplakh (alternative) kreplech (alternative) kreplekh (alternative) kreplich (alternative)

Questions

What does kreplach mean?: Small dumplings of Eastern European origin, filled with meat or cheese and served usually in soup.
Where does kreplach come from?: It is traced to Yiddish.

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