gribenes

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A snack food in Eastern European Jewish cuisine, combining cracklings of chicken or goose skin with fried onions.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɹɪbənəs/

Word forms

gribenes

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish גריבענעס (gribenes), from Middle High German griebe (“piece of fat, crackling”). Compare modern German Griebe.

Related words

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