מאַדיירע

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Yiddish

Etymology

From Portuguese Madeira, from madeira (wood). Compare German Madeira. A very distant doublet of מוטער (muter).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

מאַדיירע (madeyref

  1. Madeira (island and autonomous region of Portugal)

Noun

מאַדיירע (madeyref

  1. madeira (wine)
    Synonym: מאַדיירע־⁠ווײַן (madeyre-⁠vayn)

Coordinate terms

References

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