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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
latke

"pancake made with grated potatoes," 1927, from Yiddish, from Russian latka "pastry," said to mean literally "a patch," but by Watkins traced to Greek elaia "olive."

Wiktionary
latke

n. A pancake fry in oil, usually made from potatoes and sometimes also onions, traditionally served on Hanukkah.

WordNet
latke

n. made of grated potato and egg with a little flour [syn: potato pancake]

Usage examples of "latke".

Another, from Jake Weiss, reminded her that she was expected for dinner after work on Christmas Day, which was also the first day of Hanukkah, and that his wife made the best latkes in town, and that all Lucy needed to bring was her appetite.