Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quenelle

/kəˈnɛl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables: quenelle
IPA: /kəˈnɛl/

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A light dumpling made of lightly spiced minced meat or fish bound with egg and poached.

noun

An elliptical shape moulded by chefs from soft foods using two spoons.

noun

A gesture which is usually performed by pointing one arm diagonally downwards palm down, while touching the shoulder with the opposite hand, in a manner similar to an inverted Nazi salute.

verb

To form a quenelle.

Etymology

Borrowed from French quenelle, from German Knödel. Doublet of knaidel.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: quenelle, Knödel

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Inflected Forms

quenelles (plural) quenelles (present, singular) quenelling (participle, present) quenelled (participle, past) quenelled (past)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce quenelle?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈnɛl/.
What does quenelle mean?: A light dumpling made of lightly spiced minced meat or fish bound with egg and poached.
Where does quenelle come from?: It is traced to French.

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