dreidel
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- noun
- /ˈdreɪdəl/
- At our family gathering, everyone took turns spinning the dreidel and winning chocolate coins.
- spin dreidels
- play dreidel
- dreidel game
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- I was thinking about like the Flintstones Mobile or the Jetsons little spaceship, but like one that like zips, spins around kind of like a dreidel.
- So oh, and then dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, dreidel.
- We had, we had this was, I'd had dreidel.
- Like you ever you ever like a like a like a non Jewish dreidel.
Examples
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Members of the Jewish Student Union of Greater Atlanta, an organization for Jewish teens who attend public high schools, are making dreidels for Chanukah.
Blog text (31) -
I picked up a dreidel from Bubbe's counter and gave it a spin.
Fiction book (2002) -
You spin a dreidel, David.
Fiction book (2000) -
My daughter's friend brought over a dreidel last year for Christmas.
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I'll light candles, spin the dreidel.
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I'd divide the class into groups and teach them to play the dreidel game using candies that I brought and then left for the class.
Blog text (10) -
You spin a dreidel.
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To celebrate Hanukkah, the candles of the menorah are lit one by one and the dreidel is spun.
Academic text (1991) -
During Hanukkah, we gather to play with the dreidel and enjoy sweet treats.
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On the last night of Hanukkah, we celebrated by playing dreidel with family and friends.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dreidel comes from the Yiddish word dreyen, which means 'to turn', and from the German drehen. So a dreidel is a little 'turner', a small top you spin, which is why it is used in the Hanukkah game.