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Yiddish
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian яи́чница (jaíčnica). Compare Polish jajecznica, Ukrainian яє́чниця (jajéčnycja).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jaˈit͡ʃnɪt͡sə/, /jaˈɪt͡ʃnɪt͡sə/
Noun
יאַיִטשניצע • (yaitshnitse) f, plural יאַיִטשניצעס (yaitshnitses)
- scrambled eggs
- Synonyms: פּרעזשעניצע (prezhenitse), אייערשפּײַז (eyershpayz)
- omelette, omelet
- Synonyms: פּרעזשעניצע (prezhenitse), אָמלעט (omlet), פֿײַנקוכן (faynkukhn)
Usage notes
- Sense 2 is not attested in the CEYD.
References
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “יאַיִטשניצע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “scrambled eggs”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN