klösse

American

[kley-suh, kleys, klœ-suh] / ˈkleɪ sə, kleɪs, ˈklœ sə /

Or kloesse

plural noun

German Cooking.

dumplings.

Etymology

Origin of klösse

< German, plural of Kloss ball of dough, dumpling

Example Sentences

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After leaving some more tablets, Doctor Eichendorfer took his leave; and half an hour later Sam knew by the tantalizing odours that pervaded his bedroom that the family dined on stewed chicken with Kartoffel Klösse.

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