Definition
Alternative spelling of dreidel; a small spinning top used in Jewish games during Hanukkah.
Etymology
Variant spelling of 'dreidel,' from Yiddish 'dreidel' meaning a spinning top, derived from German 'Dreh' (to turn).
Kelly Says
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.
Translations
BNবাংলা
ড্রেইডেল
dray-del
CACatalà
dreidl
dre-i-del
CSČeština
dreidl
drey-del
DEDeutsch
Dreidl
dray-del
ELΕλληνικά
δρεϊντλ
dre-i-del
ESEspañol
dreidl
dre-i-del
FRFrançais
dreidl
dre-i-del
HIहिन्दी
ड्रेइडेल
dray-del
IDBahasa Indonesia
dreidl
dre-i-del
ITItaliano
dreidl
dre-i-del
MSBahasa Melayu
dreidl
dre-i-del
NLNederlands
dreidl
dre-i-del
PAPA
ਡ੍ਰੇ Riddle
dray-del
PTPortuguês
dreidl
dre-i-del
RORomână
dreidl
dre-i-del
RUРусский
дре́йдл
drey-dl
SVSvenska
dreidl
dray-del
SWKiswahili
dreidl
dre-i-del
TAதமிழ்
டிரெயிடல்
trai-dal
TEతెలుగు
డ్రైడెల్
drai-del
TRTürkçe
dreidl
dre-i-del
UKУкраїнська
дрейдл
dray-dl
VITiếng Việt
dreidl
dre-i-del