Alternative spelling of dreidel; a small spinning top used in Jewish games during Hanukkah.
Variant spelling of 'dreidel,' from Yiddish 'dreidel' meaning a spinning top, derived from German 'Dreh' (to turn).
English spelling is notoriously inconsistent, and borrowed words from other languages create multiple acceptable spellings—'dreidl' and 'dreidel' coexist because neither has become completely standard, showing how living languages are messier than dictionaries suggest.
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