latke

lat·ke  (lätk)

n.

A pancake, especially one made of grated potato.

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[Yiddish, from Ukrainian oladka, from Old Russian, diminutive of olad'ya, from Greek eladia, pl. of eladion, little oily thing, diminutive of elaion, olive oil, from elai, olive.]

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Noun

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latke - made of grated potato and egg with a little flour potato pancake battercake, flannel cake, flannel-cake, flapcake, flapjack, hot cake, hotcake, pancake, griddlecake - a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle