quenelle

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quenelle

/kəˈnɛl/

Rhymes with -ɛl

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Borrowed from French quenelle, from German Knödel. Doublet of knaidel, knedle, and knödel.

noun quenelles

A light dumpling made of lightly spiced minced meat or fish bound with egg and poached.
An elliptical shape moulded by chefs from soft foods using two spoons.
A gesture which is usually performed by pointing one arm diagonally downwards palm down, while touching the shoulder with the opposite hand, in a manner similar to an inverted Nazi salute.

verb quenelles · quenelling · quenelled

To form a quenelle.

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noun dumpling

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"quenelle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/quenelle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{quenelle_2026,
  title = {quenelle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quenelle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}