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Yiddish
Etymology
Likely a variation of שטשוף (shtshuf), which in turn is possibly related to dialectal Polish szczój (“sorrel”). Most likely a doublet of שטשאַוו (shtshav).
Pronunciation
Noun
כטשוף • (khtshuf) m
- sorrel
- Synonyms: שטשאַוו (shtshav), קוואַסעץ (kvasets)
References
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “כֿטשוף” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “sorrel”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN