Latke

//ˈlɑːt.ki// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    A pancake fried in oil, usually made from potatoes and sometimes also onions, traditionally served on Hanukkah.

    "Her favorite Chanukah memories were of eating latkes and sour cream while her mother gossiped with the aunts and cousins."

  2. 2
    made of grated potato and egg with a little flour wordnet

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potato pancakepotato pancake

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"Her favorite Chanukah memories were of eating latkes and sour cream while her mother gossiped with the aunts and cousins."

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish לאַטקע (latke), from either Russian ла́тка (látka, “pastry, patch”) or Ukrainian оладка (oladka, “pancake, fritter”). In Polish łatka (“patch”) or placek, placki (“fritter, fritters”).

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