לאַטקע

• IPA^(key): /ˈɫat.kə/

Most likely from Russian ла́тка (látka, “pastry, patch”) and Belarusian ла́дка (ládka, “fritter”).

לאַטקע • (latke) f, plural לאַטקעס (latkes)

1. (generally) pancake
2. (specifically) latke; a potato pancake fried in oil, traditionally served on Hanukkah.
   • 1921, Workmen's Circle (U.S.). Educational Dept, קינדערלאַנד [kinderland, Kinderland], page 20:

     […] די ריחות פֿון אָפּגעבראָטענע גענז און זאַפֿטיקע לאַטקעס.

     […] di reykhes fun opgebrotene genz un zaftike latkes.

     […] the smells of fried geese and juicy latkes.

• English: latke

Same as above, but also borrowed from Polish łata, łatka, and Ukrainian ла́та (láta). By surface analysis, לאַטע (late, “patch”) +‎ ־קע (-ke).

• לאַט (lat), לאַטע (late)

לאַטקע • (latke) f, plural לאַטקעס (latkes)

1. Diminutive of לאַטע (late): small patch

• Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “lat”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 483
• Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “lat(k)e”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 483