Definitions For Dreidel

Noun

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

Translations

Chinese: : Mandarin: 光明節陀螺}}, {{t, cmn, 光明节陀螺 (guāngmíngjié tuóluó) Finnish: hyrrä French: sevivon, dreydel German: Dreidel, m Hebrew: סביבון Hungarian: trenderli Italian: sevivon, dreidel Portuguese: dreidel Russian: дрейдл Spanish: dreidel Swedish: dreidel Welsh: dreidl, m Yiddish: דריידל

Alternative forms

dreidl, dreydl, draydl draydel, dreydel dreidle, dreydle

Etymology

{{bor, en, yi, דריידל, , spindle}}, derivative of דרייען, , to spin, from {{der, en, goh, drāen}}, from {{der, en, gem-pro, *þrēaną}}.

Anagrams

dreidle, riddlee