dreidel

drei·del

noun

Definition of DREIDEL

1

: a 4-sided toy marked with Hebrew letters and spun like a top in a game of chance

2

: a children's game of chance played especially at Hanukkah with a dreidel

Variants of DREIDEL

drei·del also dreidl \ˈdrā-d^əl\

Illustration of DREIDEL

Origin of DREIDEL

Yiddish dreydl, from dreyen to turn, from Middle High German drǣjen, from Old High German drāen — more at throw

First Known Use: 1916

Rhymes with DREIDEL

cradle, ladle, wedel

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