קוילעטש

Yiddish

Alternative forms
  • קוילאַטש (koylatsh), קויליטש (koylitsh)

Etymology

Ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic *kolačь. Compare Polish kołacz, Belarusian, Russian кала́ч (kaláč), Ukrainian кола́ч (koláč).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔɪ̯ɫət͡ʃ/

Noun

קוילעטש • (koyletsh) m, plural קוילעטשן (koyletshn) or קוילעטשעס (koyletshes), diminutive קיילעטשל (keyletshl)

  1. kalach (braided/twisted loaf of white bread for Sabbath and other holidays)

Derived terms
  • אַז דער מענטש האָט ברויט, וויל ער קוילעטש (az der mentsh hot broyt, vil er koyletsh, “the more you have, the more you want”)
  • בעסער בײַם טאַטן ברויט, איידער בײַ זיך קוילעטש (beser baym tatn broyt, eyder bay zikh koyletsh, “father's bread is better than one's own kalach”)
  • דער ערשטער קוילעטש קומט אַרויס נישט רעגאָטן (der ershter koyletsh kumt aroys nisht regotn, “the first kalach never comes out perfect”)
  • געפֿרישטער קוילעטש (gefrishter koyletsh, “French toast”)

References
  • Uriel Weinreich (1977) “קוילעטש”, in Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary, New York: Schocken Books, page 367
  • Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “kojleč”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 74
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “קױלעטש” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
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