יאַיִטשניצע
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Yiddish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- יאַישניצע (yayshnitse)
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Russian яи́чница (jaíčnica). Compare Polish jajecznica, Ukrainian яє́чниця (jajéčnycja).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
יאַיִטשניצע • (yaitshnitse) f, plural יאַיִטשניצעס (yaitshnitses)
- scrambled eggs
- Synonyms: פּרעזשעניצע (prezhenitse), אייערשפּײַז (eyershpayz)
- omelette, omelet
- Synonyms: פּרעזשעניצע (prezhenitse), אָמלעט (omlet), פֿײַנקוכן (faynkukhn)
Usage notes[edit]
- Sense 2 is not attested in the CEYD.
References[edit]
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “יאַיִטשניצע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “scrambled eggs”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN