Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

farfel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf 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

Word Breakdown

  • Root: פֿאַרפֿל

Usage

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.

How to pronounce farfel

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “farfel”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “farfel”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “farfel” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.