spaetzle

English

Spaetzle with cheese and onions

Alternative forms

• spatzle, spätzle

Etymology

German Spätzle, from Swabian Spätzle (compare Alemannic German Spätzli).

Noun

spaetzle (plural spaetzles or spaetzle)

1. A heavy egg noodle or dumpling used in the cuisine of southern Germany and Austria
   • 2007 February 28, Florence Fabricant, “The Latest Woman to Join a Very Exclusive Club”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     The results resemble spaetzle with a lovely nutty flavor.

   • 2013 January 18, Nicholas Kulish, “Swabian Separatists Fling Spätzle to Make Their Point”, in The New York Times‎^[2], →ISSN:

     A backlash may have been inevitable. “There are more spätzle where those came from,” the Free Swabylon site warned, threatening that the entire neighborhood would “disappear under a spätzle layer of Swabian rage.”

Synonyms

• kniffles (plural)

Translations

food item

• Czech: špecle (cs) f pl
• German: Spätzle (de) n pl
• Polish: szpecle (pl) m pl

Further reading

• Spätzle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia