Kufta (כופתה) means dumpling in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
כֻּפְתָּה
kufta
noun · feminine
In English
dumpling
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kufta.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כדור בצק המבושל בנוזלים (מים, מרק או חלב) ומוגש כתוספת למרק או ברוטב.
The word Kufta is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כֻּפְתָּה
- Written without vowel points
- כופתה
- Said
- kufta
- Root
- כ־פ־ת
- Pattern
- קֻטְלָה
- Plural
- כֻּפְתָּאוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' כֻּפְתָּאוֹת
- Gematria
- 511
This is how Kufta is said in other languages.
- English
- dumpling
- Russian
- клёцка, галушка
- French
- boulette
- Spanish
- empanadilla
- German
- Knödel, Kloß
These words rhyme with Kufta.
The word Kufta comes from the root כ־פ־ת, like these words.
These words come before and after Kufta in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kufta.
What does Kufta (כופתה) mean in Hebrew?
Kufta (כופתה) means dumpling. It is said kufta, with the stress on ta.
What rhymes with Kufta (כופתה)?
Words that rhyme with Kufta (כופתה) include תא, שיטה, מיטה, בלוטה, פליטה, and כיתה.
Is Kufta (כופתה) masculine or feminine?
The word Kufta (כופתה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is כֻּפְתָּאוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כפתה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.