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Yiddish
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish gryka.
Pronunciation
Noun
גריקע • (grike) f, plural גריקעס (grikes)
- buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
- Synonyms: רעטשקע (retshke), טאַטריקע (tatrike), בוכווייץ (bukhveyts)
Usage notes
- בוכווייץ (bukhveyts) is not attested in the CEYD.
References
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “גריקע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “buckwheat”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN