Wiktionary:Word of the day/2020/December 10

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Word of the day
for December 10
dreidel n
  1. A four-sided spinning top, inscribed with the four Hebrew letters נ (nun), ג (gimel), ה (hey), and ש (shin) (or פ (pey)) on each side, often used to play a traditional game during the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.
  2. A gambling game played using this top.

Hanukkah is celebrated in 2020 from sunset on 10 December to nightfall on 18 December.

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