מאַראָזשענע

Yiddish

Alternative forms
  • מאָראָזשענע (morozhene)

Etymology

Borrowed from Belarusian маро́жанае (maróžanaje), Russian моро́женое (moróženoje), Ukrainian моро́жене (moróžene). Note the change in gender, likely by analogy of other nouns ending in ־ע (-e).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /maˈrɔʒənə/

Noun

מאַראָזשענע • (marozhene) f

  1. ice cream
    Synonyms: אײַזקרעם (ayzkrem), ליאָדעס (lyodes)

References
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “מאַראָזשענע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “ice cream”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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