latke
[ laht-kuh ]
nounJewish Cooking.
a pancake, especially one made of grated potato.
Origin of latke
11925–30; <Yiddish <East Slavic; compare Byelorussian (g)latka, dial. form of aladka kind of pancake, Old Russian oladǐya (Russian oládʾya), probably <Greek elá(i)dion, derivative of élaionoil
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How to use latke in a sentence
Restaurant described latkes as “Mini hash browns,” which he thinks is why they are so universally beloved.
Still, when I saw the menu of latkes the different vendors offered, I was a bit taken aback.
My coworker from Poland told me about plackis, which are essentially the same thing as latkes without the Chanukah story.
Many of the booths were used to modifying their latkes a little, which I had somewhat expected.
Numb your feelings of cultural and religious isolation with copious amounts of greasy latkes and chocolate coins.
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