Yeshivish glossary term
dreidel
דריידל
Meaning
- Hanukkah spinning top
Alternate spellings
draydel
Usage and context
Yiddish-derived English/Yeshivish term for the four-sided Chanukah top.
- Category
- Chanukah
- Language origin
- Yiddish
Example in Yeshivish
The kids are playing dreidel.
Plain-English example
The children are playing the traditional Hanukkah spinning-top game.