Latke

Word LATKE
Character 5
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /ˈlɑːt.ki/

Definitions and meanings of "Latke"

What do we mean by latke?

A pancake, especially one made of grated potato. noun

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

Made of grated potato and egg with a little flour noun

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

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The word "latke" in example sentences

No matter how you spell it, latke is Yiddish for fried pancakes, typically of the potato variety. ❋ Erik R. Trinidad (2009)

There is another variable in latke preparation: oxidation. ❋ Aka TBTAM (2007)

The word latke derives from Yiddish, the Jewish language spoken by East European Jews. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I think that a latke is a latke is a latke - except perhaps in Lithuania, their homeland, where they're called something else since 94% of the Jewish population was killed 60 years ago. ❋ Jessica (2004)

So it was with some skepticism that I approached Ruthie & Gussie's Traditional Potato Pancake (Latke) Batter: how authentic could it be if the word "latke" is in parentheses? ❋ Unknown (2007)

If my ancestors decided to choose foods cooked in oil as symbolic of Hanukkah, my foremothers found a winner in the potato pancake or latke which is Yiddish for the delicacy. ❋ FJK (2006)

Even though my menorah is dedicated to the latke, the symbolic fried food that I make for chanukah comes from my Hungarian roots: langos. ❋ Vivian Reiss (2011)

Being a nice Jewish girl, I'm tempted by a latke cookoff. ❋ Lea Lane (2011)

It would make the perfect holder for 8 potatoes for the latke mobile menorah that I decided to create. ❋ Vivian Reiss (2011)

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