quenelle

Etymology

Borrowed from French quenelle, from German Knödel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwɪˈnɛl/
• Rhymes: -ɛl

Noun

quenelle (plural quenelles)

1. (cooking) A light dumpling made of lightly spiced minced meat or fish bound with egg and poached.
2. (cooking) An elliptical shape moulded by chefs from soft foods using two spoons.
3. A gesture which is usually performed by pointing one arm diagonally downwards palm down, while touching the shoulder with the opposite hand.

Verb

quenelle (third-person singular simple present quenelles, present participle quenelling, simple past and past participle quenelled)

1. (cooking) To form a quenelle.

Further reading

• quenelle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology

From French quenelle, where the word received a new meaning under influence of French comedian Dieudonné M’bala M’bala. The French word came from German Knödel.

Pronunciation

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Noun

quenelle f (plural quenelles, diminutive quenelletje n)

1. dumpling, quenelle (food)
2. an obscene gesture of defiance made by holding one's upper arm with the other hand and holding the hand of the held arm outstretched and pointing at the ground; often held to have antisemitic or anti-system overtones

Etymology

Borrowed from German Knödel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kə.nɛl/

Noun

quenelle f (plural quenelles)

1. (cooking) dumpling, quenelle
2. (slang) penis
3. (slang) An obscene gesture of defiance made by holding one's upper arm with the other hand and holding the hand of the held arm outstretched and pointing at the ground; often held to have antisemitic overtones

Further reading

• “quenelle” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
• quenelle on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr