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Yiddish
Etymology
עסן (esn) + ־ערײַ (-eray). Likely a calque of English eatery. Compare Dutch eterij, uncommon German Esserei (“constant or excessive eating”).
Pronunciation
Noun
עסערײַ • (eseray) f, plural עסערײַען (eserayen)
- eatery
- Synonym: עסלאָקאַל (eslokal)
Derived terms
References
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “eatery”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN