"latke" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈlɑːt.ki/, /ˈlɑːt.kə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-latke.wav [Southern-England] Forms: latkes [plural]
Etymology: From Yiddish לאַטקע (latke), from either Russian ла́тка (látka, “pastry, patch”) or Ukrainian оладка (oladka, “pancake, fritter”). In Polish łatka (“patch”) or placek, placki (“fritter, fritters”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|yi|לאַטקע}} Yiddish לאַטקע (latke), {{m|ru|ла́тка||pastry, patch}} ла́тка (látka, “pastry, patch”), {{m|uk|оладка||pancake, fritter}} оладка (oladka, “pancake, fritter”), {{m|pl|łatka||patch}} łatka (“patch”), {{m|pl|placek, placki||fritter, fritters}} placek, placki (“fritter, fritters”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} latke (plural latkes)
  1. A pancake fried in oil, usually made from potatoes and sometimes also onions, traditionally served on Hanukkah. Wikipedia link: latke Categories (lifeform): Potatoes Translations (pancake fried in oil): לביבה (levivah) (Hebrew), latke (Swedish), לאַטקע (latke) [feminine] (Yiddish)

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