A pancake fried in oil, usually made from potatoes and sometimes also onions, traditionally served on Hanukkah.
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˈlɑːt.ki/
Etimologia (Anglès)
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”).