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Yiddish
Etymology
Either borrowed from or cognate to German Wermut. Either way, from Middle High German wërmuote, from Old High German werimuota, from Proto-West Germanic *warjamōdā.
Pronunciation
Noun
ווערמוט • (vermut) m
- vermouth (wine)
- wormwood (Artemisia absinthium)
- Synonyms: ביטערגראָז (bitergroz), פּאָלין (polin), פּיאָלע (pyole)
- infusion used to make absinthe and vermouth
Usage notes
- Only the first sense is attested in the CEYD.
References
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “ווערמוט” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “vermouth”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN