ברייזל

Yiddish

Alternative forms
  • ברעזל (brezl), ברייזעלע (breyzele)

Etymology

ברויז (broyz) +‎ ־ל (-l) with umlaut. Compare German Brösel.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /brɛɪ̯zɫ̩/

Noun

ברייזל • (breyzl) n, plural ברייזלעך (breyzlekh)

  1. crumb
  2. shred
    Synonyms: ברעקל (brekl), שמץ (shemets), פּיצל (pitsl), שטיקל (shtikl), דרויבל (droybl)
  3. (collective, uncountable) breadcrumbs
    Synonyms: קרישקעלעך (krishkelekh), רײַבברױט (raybbroyt), רײַבעכץ (raybekhts)

Derived terms

References
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “ברײזל” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “ברייזל”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “bread crumbs”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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