גוואָזדיקע

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Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian гвозди́ка (gvozdíka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡvɔzˈdɪkə/, /ɡvɔzˈdikə/

Noun

גוואָזדיקע (gvozdikef, plural גוואָזדיקעס (gvozdikes)

  1. (botany) carnation, pink (Dianthus)
    Synonym: נעגעלע (negele)

References

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