פּעקלpekl meaning in Yiddish

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little bundle (also: one's load of troubles) · noun (neuter, diminutive)

Also spelled in English: pekel

A small tied-up bundle. Also: everything you can't put down.

אויף עליס אײַלאַנד איז יעדער אָנגעקומען מיט אַ פּעקל אין דער האַנט.

“At Ellis Island everyone arrived with a bundle in their hand.”

Think of the last person you heard say 'I've got a lot on my plate' — now hear them say it with a pekl instead.

Published 20 August 2026

Yaacov, native Jerusalemite

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