latke

See also: łatkę, łątkę, and латке

English

Latkes with apple sauce

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Yiddish לאַטקע (latke), from either Russian ла́тка (látka, “pastry, patch”) or Ukrainian оладка (oladka, “pancake, fritter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑːt.ki/, /ˈlɑːt.kə/

Noun

latke (plural latkes)

1. A pancake fried in oil, usually made from potatoes and sometimes also onions, traditionally served on Hanukkah.

   Her favorite Chanukah memories were of eating latkes and sour cream while her mother gossiped with the aunts and cousins.

Translations

pancake fried in oil

• Hebrew: לביבה (he) (levivah)
• Swedish: latke
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Yiddish: לאַטקע f (latke)

Anagrams

• ketal, talke