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Yiddish
Etymology
By surface analysis, באַקן (bakn) + פֿעטס (fets). Compare German Backfett.
Noun
באַקפֿעטס • (bakfets) n
- (US) shortening
- Synonym: געשמילץ (geshmilts)
References
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “shortening”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN