latke

(lät′kə)

noun

a pancake, often, specif., one made of grated raw potatoes

Origin: Yiddish < Russ latka, a patch

See latke in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A pancake, especially one made of grated potato.

Origin:

Origin: Yiddish

Origin: , from Ukrainian oladka

Origin: , from Old Russian

Origin: , diminutive of olad'ya

Origin: , from Greek eladia

Origin: , pl. of eladion, little oily thing, diminutive of elaion, olive oil

Origin: , from elaiā, olive

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