knödel

noun

knö·​del

variants or knoedel

kəˈnōedᵊl

plural knödel or knödels or knoedel or knoedels

: dumpling

Word History

Etymology

German knödel, from Middle High German, diminutive of knode knot, from Old High German knodo

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