Definitions

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  • noun Small crunchy balls often used as an accompaniment to soup in Jewish cuisine.

Etymologies

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From Yiddish. Compare German Mandeln

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Examples

  • For serving: matzo balls, lukshen (thin noodles) or mandlen (puffy spheres)

    www.appeal-democrat.com - News : 2008

  • it brims with fluffy matzo balls; delicate chicken-liver kreplach, or dumplings; mandlen, oyster-cracker-ish croutons; strands of lo mein; kale; carrots; and a hunk of pounded and poached chicken breast.

    NYT > Home Page By LIGAYA MISHAN 2011

  • it brims with fluffy matzo balls; delicate chicken-liver kreplach, or dumplings; mandlen, oyster-cracker-ish croutons; strands of lo mein; kale; carrots; and a hunk of pounded and poached chicken breast.

    NYT > Home Page By LIGAYA MISHAN 2011

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