spaetzle


spaetz·le

S5652850 (shpĕts′lə)pl.n. Irregularly shaped pasta or dumplings made usually by pressing dough through a colander or coarse sieve into boiling water.
[German dialectal (Swabia) Spätzle, little sparrows, spaetzle, diminutive plural of German Spatz, sparrow, from Middle High German spaz : spare, spar, sparrow (from Old High German sparo) + -z, hypocoristic suffix (from Old High German -izo).]

spaetzle

(ˈʃpɛtslə) n (Cookery) a German noodle dish

spaetz•le

(ˈʃpɛt slə, -səl, -sli)

n. a dish consisting of noodles made from a batter poured through a coarse colander into boiling water, served with a sauce or as an element of other dishes. [< German Spätzle, diminutive of Spatz dumpling]