זענעפֿט

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German senf, senif, senef, from Old High German senaf, from Proto-West Germanic *senap. Compare German Senf.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈzɛnəft/

Noun

זענעפֿט • (zeneft) m

mustard
Synonym: גאָרטשיצע (gortshitse)

Derived terms

ים־זענעפֿט (yam-zeneft)
דיזשאָנער זענעפֿט (dizhoner zeneft)
זענעפֿט־פֿלאַסטער (zeneft-flaster)
זענעפֿט־קערל (zeneft-kerl)
זענעפֿט־זוימען (zeneft-zoymen)
זענעפֿטגאַז (zeneftgaz)

References

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

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