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Yiddish
Etymology
Possibly a partial calque of German Buchweizen, as בוך (bukh) or בוכע (bukhe) in the sense of "beech" (cf. German Buche) is not attested in Yiddish. By surface analysis, בוק (buk, “beech”) + ווייץ (veyts).
Pronunciation
Noun
בוכווייץ • (bukhveyts) m, plural בוכווייצן (bukhveytsn)
- buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
- Synonyms: רעטשקע (retshke), טאַטריקע (tatrike), גריקע (grike)
References
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “בוכֿװײץ” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .