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kreplach definition

☆ krep·lach (krep′läkh′)

plural noun

small casings of dough filled with ground meat or cheese, etc., boiled, and served usually in soup

Etymology: Yiddish kreplech, pl. of krepel < MHG (dial.) kreppel, var. of krepfel, dim. of krapfe, fritter < OHG krapfo, lit., a hook: for IE base see cradle

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