tsibele

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Pronunciations

tsibele (TSIH-buh-leh) listen

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Definitions

  • n. An onion.

Example Sentences

  • "Can you cut up some tsibele for the salad?"

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  • "Tsibele Kikhlekh taste like the shredded onions that are in the dough and I liked eating them with a dollop of dill infused sour cream." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • ציבעלע tsibele

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      tzibele, tsibeleh, tzibeleh

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