באַקפֿעטס

Yiddish

Etymology

By surface analysis, באַקן (bakn) +‎ פֿעטס (fets). Compare German Backfett.

Noun

באַקפֿעטס • (bakfets) n

  1. (US) shortening
    Synonym: געשמילץ (geshmilts)

References
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “shortening”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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