Frikadelle

See also: frikadelle

English

Noun

Frikadelle (plural Frikadellen)

1. Alternative letter-case form of frikadelle

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German

Frikadellen

Etymology

From early modern (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Dutch frikadel, which is borrowed from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French fricadel, an only later attested variant of fricandeau. A further relation with Italian frittatella is speculative. Compare contemporary Dutch frikandel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌfʁɪkaˈdɛlə/, /ˌfʁiːka-/

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Noun

Frikadelle f (genitive Frikadelle, plural Frikadellen)

1. (regional) meatball

Usage notes

• Frikadelle is the most widely accepted word for “meatball” in German. It is nevertheless regionally bound and heard most often in central-western and north-western Germany.
• The typically German way of preparing meatballs see at frikadelle. The word is not restricted to this particular recipe, however.

Synonyms

• Bulette, Klops (eastern German)
• Fleischlaberl, Fleischpflanzl (southern German)

Derived terms

• Frika, Friko (informal clipping)
• Fischfrikadelle

Further reading

• Frikadelle on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de