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hyrrä — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dreidel noun A small four-sided spinning top marked with Hebrew letters, traditionally spun as part of a Hanukkah game.

Senses

hyrrä is used for these senses in English:

  • dreidel A four-sided spinning top, inscribed with the four Hebrew letters נ, ג, ה, and ש (or פ) on each side, often used to play a traditional game during the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.
  • spinning top A toy with a tapering point that can be made to spin on its axis, either with a built-in pump-action handle, with the fingers or with a string.

dreidel — full definition

  1. noun A small four-sided spinning top marked with Hebrew letters, traditionally spun as part of a Hanukkah game.
  2. noun The gambling-style game played with this top.