a dumpling, esp. a small ball of matzo meal, eggs, and salt, often mixed with another foodstuff, as ground almonds or grated potato, usually served in soup.
Origin: 1950–55; < Yiddish kneydl dumpling; cf. MHG knödel lump, ovary of a flower, G Knödel dumpling
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