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Glossary
  
braid
  • To weave, interlace, or entwine together, as three or more strands or threads; to form into a braid; to plait.
  • To interweave three or more strands, strips, or lengths of in a diagonally overlapping pattern.
  • something interwoven: something that is made of three or more interwoven strands, e.g. a loaf of bread baked from woven strands of dough.
challah 
çörek http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigella_sativa:
The Turkish name çörek otu literally means "bun's herb" from its use in flavoring the çörek buns. Such braided-dough buns are widespread in the cuisines of Turkey and its neighbors (see Tsoureki τσουρέκι).  
keshelA lulav holder made of plaited palm leaves. The holder also contains sprigs of hadassim (myrtle) and aravot (willow).
kitke
  • A town in Lithuania
  • A promontory in central Finland: Yli-Kitka
    Location: X: 3225000m, Y: 9900000m
    Lat: 66:13:36N (66.2266), Lon: 28:58:14E (28.9707)
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According to Fred Hamori in his tabulation of words derived from proto FinnUgor the word kitke means "weave."

Kitke is a Yiddish word which has the same meaning as challah.
 
[On 15 November 1995, Professor Joseph Sherman (http://shakti.trincoll.edu/ ~mendele/ vol05/ vol05.170) wrote: I have had several queries from students here in South Africa about the derivation and frequency/area of usage of the word 'kitke' which is more often described as a 'khale' elsewhere in the world. There is an entirely mythical belief here that this word is unique to South African Yiddish speakers and their descendants. Quite evidently this is untrue, since the word is listed in Harkavy (there defined as 'a twisted loaf'). However it does not appear in Weinreich. Why not? Is there/was there any difference between a khale (for Sabbath only) and a kitke (a bread more vokhediks?)]


 
South African Challah? November 18, 2005: http://www.forward.com/articles/south-african-challah/


 
Orthodox Union Radio - Shabbat Shalom, January 19, 2006
 
Your Question: I baked a "kitke" for this past Shabbat. Although the outside was fully baked, the inside had a raw section in the middle. I’d like to know what to do to get the inside fully baked. Perhaps you have a tried and true kitke recipe. Thanking you in advance...
 
The KITCHENer Rebbe's Answer: There are two possible reasons for your problem regarding the baking of your Kitke. The first is that you might be baking at too high a temp and will have to lower the temperature somewhat. Also it might be that your oven’s calibration is off. You might want to buy an oven thermometer and check if you’re getting the proper temp. I would love to get your Kitke recipe. By the way, for those who do not know what Kitke is, it is a South African type of Challah. I believe the word Kitke originated in Lithuania. Awaiting your recipe.
lattice 
plait 
strandIn the context of this web-site: a cylindrical piece of bread dough having a diameter of about two centimeters and a length of up to about 40 centimeters.
topologyThe study of objects which may be transformed into other objects by bending, twisting, stretching. According to topological theory at its simplest, objects may be categorised according to the number of holes which pierce them. For example, a one-handled coffee mug and a drinking straw are topologically identical since the material of which each is composed is pierced by a single hole.
twist