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Yiddish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly simply פֿײַן (fayn) + קוכן (kukhn), however Feinkuchen is not attested in German. Alternatively, an alteration of פֿאַנקוכן (fankukhn) (i.e. פֿאַן (fan) + קוכן (kukhn)); see German Pfannkuchen. Compare also Vilamovian faonküch (“scrambled eggs”).
Pronunciation
Noun
פֿײַנקוכן • (faynkukhn) m, plural פֿײַנקוכנס (faynkukhns)
- omelette, omelet
- Synonym: אָמלעט (omlet)
- pancake
- Synonyms: לאַטקע (latke), פּאַמפּושקע (pampushke), פּענקע (penke)
Usage notes
- Neither sense 2 nor the alternative forms are attested in the CEYD.
References
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “פֿײַנקוכֿן” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “omelet”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN