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Yiddish
Etymology
Polish pszeniczny, Russian пшени́чный (pšeníčnyj), Ukrainian пшени́чний (pšenýčnyj, “wheat”) + ־קע (-ke). Exact semantic shift unclear.
Pronunciation
Noun
פּשעניטשקע • (pshenitshke) f, plural פּשעניטשקעס (pshenitshkes)
- corn on the cob
References
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “פּשעניטשקע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “corn on the cob”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN