quenelle

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French quenelle, from German Knödel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈnɛl/
• Rhymes: -ɛl

Noun

quenelle (plural quenelles)

1. (cooking) A light dumpling made of lightly spiced minced meat or fish bound with egg and poached.
2. (cooking) An elliptical shape moulded by chefs from soft foods using two spoons.
3. A gesture which is usually performed by pointing one arm diagonally downwards palm down, while touching the shoulder with the opposite hand.

Translations

dumpling

• Dutch: quenelle (nl) f
• French: quenelle (fr) f
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• Ido: kenelo (io)

Verb

1. (cooking) To form a quenelle.

Further reading

• quenelle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Dutch

Etymology

From French quenelle, from German Knödel (“dumpling”). The gesture and its name after French comedian and political activist Dieudonné M’bala M’bala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈnɛ.lə/

• Audio:

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Noun

quenelle f (plural quenelles, diminutive quenelletje n)

1. dumpling, quenelle (food)
2. a possibly offensive gesture of defiance made by laying one arm across the chest, such that the hand touches the other upper arm, which latter points at the ground; often held to have anti-system or antisemitic overtones

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from German Knödel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kə.nɛl/

• Audio:

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Noun

quenelle f (plural quenelles)

1. (cooking) dumpling, quenelle
2. (slang) penis
3. (slang) An obscene gesture of defiance made by holding one's upper arm with the other hand and holding the hand of the held arm outstretched and pointing at the ground; often held to have antisemitic overtones

Further reading

• “quenelle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
• quenelle on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr