noun
Origin: Yiddish < Russ latka, a patch
See latke in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
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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