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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish ??????? (dreydl, “dreidel; spinning top”), probably a blend of ??????? (dreyen, “to spin; to turn; to twist”) +? ??????? (trendl, “(dated) dreidel; spinning top”). ?????? (dreyen) is derived from Old High German dr?en (“to turn; to twist”), from Proto-Germanic *þr?an? (“to turn; to twist”), from Proto-Indo-European *terh?- (“to turn; to rub; to drill, pierce”); and ?????? (trendl) is derived from Middle High German trendel (“spinning top”), from Proto-Germanic *trandijan? (“to revolve, spin”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /?d?e?dl?/
• Rhymes: -e?d?l
• Hyphenation: drei?del

Noun

dreidel (plural dreidels)

1. A four-sided spinning top, inscribed with the four Hebrew letters ?? (nun), ?? (gimel), ?? (hey), and ?? (shin) (or ?? (pey)) on each side, often used to play a traditional game during the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.
2. A gambling game played using this top.

Alternative forms

• draydel, dreydel
• draydl, dreidl, dreydl
• dreidle, dreydle

Translations

See also

• teetotum

References

Further reading

• dreidel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• dreidle, riddlee

Portuguese

Noun

dreidel m (plural dreidels)

1. dreidel (four-sided spinning top with Hebrew letters)