cepelinas
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Lithuanian cepelinas (“zeppelin”)
Pronunciation
Noun
cepelinas (plural cepelinai)
- A Lithuanian dumpling made from grated riced potatoes, stuffed with ground meat or another filling such as cottage cheese or mushrooms.
- 2010, Alexander Wolff, Big Game, Small World: A Basketball Adventure[1]:
- With much of the world having become aware of Lithuanian basketball thanks to the Grateful Dead, I wondered if shrines to other rock acts were in the offing—to Led Zeppelin, perhaps, in honor of what a cepelinas feels like in the pit of the stomach.
- 2014, Jeanne Jacob, The World Cookbook: The Greatest Recipes from Around the Globe[2]:
- Cepelinai are giant dumplings named for Zeppelin air ships. They are a Lithuanian specialty, served as a main dish.