dreidel

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Synonyms: dreidl, reidel

Antonyms: dreidl, reidel

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Noun

1. A [[four]]-[[side#Noun|sided]] [[spinning top]], [[inscribe]]d with the four [[Hebrew#Adjective|Hebrew]] [[letter#Noun|letters]] {{m|he|נ|tr=nun}}, {{m|he|ג|tr=gimel}}, {{m|he|ה|tr=hey}}, and {{m|he|ש|tr=shin}} (or {{m|he|פ|tr=pey}}) on each side, often [[use#Verb|used]] to [[play#Verb|play]] a [[traditional#Adjective|traditional]] [[game#Noun|game]] during the [[Jewish#Adjective|Jewish]] [[festival]] of [[Hanukkah]].
2. A [[gambling#Noun|gambling]] game played using this [[top#Noun|top]].

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