kugel

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) A traditional savoury or sweet Jewish dish consisting of a baked pudding of pasta, potatoes, or rice, with vegetables, or raisins and spices.
2. (South-Africa, broadly, countable, derogatory, slang, uncountable) A wealthy young Jewish woman characterized as materialistic and selfish.

Synonyms

pudding

Translations

باستا

pasta

Nudeln

Pasta

Teigwaren

ζυμαρικά

pasta

pasta

deegwaren

pasta

pastas

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkuːɡl̩/

Etymology

Cognate with German: Kugel

In summary

Borrowed from Yiddish קוגל (kugl) (referring to the inflated appearance of some puddings), from Middle High German kugel (“ball; globe”) (modern German Kugel (“ball; (astronomy) celestial body, orb; (geometry) sphere”)); further etymology uncertain.