dreidel

See also: Dreidel

English

A wooden dreidel.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

(UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈdɹeɪ.dəl/
Audio (U.S.A.) (file)
Rhymes: -eɪdəl

Noun

dreidel (plural dreidels)

A four-sided spinning top, inscribed with the four Hebrew letters נ‎ (nun), ג‎ (gimel), ה‎ (hey), and ש‎ (shin) or פ‎ (pey) on each side, associated with and often used during Hanukkah.
A gambling game played using this top.

Translations

four-sided spinning top

Chinese:
Mandarin: 光明節陀螺, 光明节陀螺 (guāngmíngjié tuóluó)
Finnish: hyrrä (fi)
French: sevivon (fr), dreydel
German: Dreidel (de) m
Hebrew: סביבון‎ (he)
Hungarian: trenderli (hu)

Italian: sevivon, dreidel
Portuguese: dreidel
Russian: дрейдл (drejdl)
Spanish: dreidel
Swedish: dreidel
Yiddish: דריידל‎ (dreydl)

Anagrams

dreidle

Portuguese

Noun

dreidel m (plural dreidels)

dreidel (four-sided spinning top with Hebrew letters)

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