Definition
A Jewish fried pastry or fritter, often made during Hanukkah, similar to a donut or churro.
Etymology
From Yiddish קרעמזל (kremzel), likely derived from German 'Kreme' (cream) or a Romance language source. Used primarily in Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine.
Kelly Says
Yiddish food words are delicious linguistic fossils—'chremsel' reveals how Jewish communities across Europe adapted and renamed dishes, creating unique terms that survived diaspora and immigration.
Translations
ARالعربية
chremsel
kʰrem-sel
BNবাংলা
chremsel
krem-sel
CACatalà
chremsel
krem-sel
CSČeština
chremsel
krem-sel
DADansk
chremsel
krem-sel
DEDeutsch
chremsel
krem-sel
ELΕλληνικά
chremsel
krem-sel
ESEspañol
chremsel
krem-sel
FAفارسی
chremsel
krem-sel
FISuomi
chremsel
krem-sel
FRFrançais
chremsel
krem-sel
HEעברית
chremsel
krem-sel
HIहिन्दी
chremsel
krem-sel
HUMagyar
chremsel
krem-sel
IDBahasa Indonesia
chremsel
krem-sel
ITItaliano
chremsel
krem-sel
JA日本語
chremsel
kure-m-sel
KO한국어
chremsel
keu-rem-sel
MSBahasa Melayu
chremsel
krem-sel
MYမြန်မာ
chremsel
krem-sel
NLNederlands
chremsel
krem-sel
NONorsk
chremsel
krem-sel
PLPolski
chremsel
krem-sel
PTPortuguês
chremsel
krem-sel
RORomână
chremsel
krem-sel
RUРусский
chremsel
krem-sel
SVSvenska
chremsel
krem-sel
SWKiswahili
chremsel
krem-sel
TAதமிழ்
chremsel
krem-sel
TEతెలుగు
chremsel
krem-sel
TRTürkçe
chremsel
krem-sel
UKУкраїнська
chremsel
krem-sel
VITiếng Việt
chremsel
krem-sel