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dreidel
dreidel
English
A wooden dreidel.
Alternative forms
Noun
dreidel (plural dreidels)
- A four-sided spinning top, inscribed with the four Hebrew letters נ (nun), ג (gimel), ה (hey), and ש (shin) or פ (pey) on each side, associated with and often used during Hanukkah.
- A gambling game played using this top.
Translations
four-sided spinning top