knödel

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knödel

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Unadapted borrowing from German Knödel. Doublet of knaidel, knedle, and quenelle.

noun knödel · knoedel

A boiled dumpling commonly found in Central European and Eastern European cuisine, usually made from flour, bread, or potatoes, and often served as a side dish, but can also be a dessert such as plum dumplings, or even meatballs in soup, with many varieties and variations existing. In a telephone interview Mr. Winter said he had fired 120 homemade knödel (dumplings) last weekend with his specially designed ballista, a Roman engine of war using the crossbow principle.

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@misc{kno_del_2026,
  title = {knödel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kn%C3%B6del},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}