SPAETZLE


Meaning of SPAETZLE in English

[ 'ʃpɛtslə , 'ʃpɛts(ə)l ]

(also spätzle )

■ plural noun small dough dumplings of a type made in southern Germany and Alsace.

Origin

from Ger. dialect Spätzle , lit. 'little sparrows'.

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