latke

noun

lat·​ke ˈlät-kə How to pronounce latke (audio)
: potato pancake

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Why are latkes eaten by Jews during Hanukkah? — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Dec. 2025 Her chicken soup was the color of sunlight, her gefilte fish was as delicate as a French quenelle, her latkes were evenly browned. — Literary Hub, 20 Jan. 2026 Kramer makes a case for throwing out the flour and eggs when making latkes and, most expansively, serving them year-round with everything from pickled chiles to loads of dill and basil, and, of course, labneh. — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 12 Jan. 2026 Don’t miss the clam ceviche—served in shells—plus the potato bread, which lands somewhere between a latke, a scallion pancake, and a roll, and reminded us of pão de queijo, Brazilian cheese bread. — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for latke

Word History

Etymology

Yiddish, pancake, from Ukrainian oladka

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of latke was in 1927

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“Latke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/latke. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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