טשיפּקעלע

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Yiddish

Etymology

English chip +‎ ־עלע (-ele). Formation of -k- is uncertain.

Pronunciation

Noun

טשיפּקעלע (tshipkelen, plural טשיפּקעלעך (tshipkelekh)

  1. (US) chip (food)
    Synonym: טשיפּל (tshipl)
    דאָס איבערגעבליבענע "בעבל־פּוטער" קענט איר ניצן שפּעטער ווי אַ טינקעכץ פֿאַר גרינסן, אָדער פּיטאַ־טשיפּקעלעך.
    dos ibergeblibene "bebl-puter" kent ir nitsn shpeter vi a tinkekhts far grinsn, oder pita-tshipkelekh.
    You can use the remaining "bean butter" later as a dipping sauce for vegetables, or pita chips.
  2. (US) potato chip

References

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