קאַפֿעטעריע

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Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from English cafeteria. Compare German Cafeteria. For sense 2, compare French cafétéria, Russian кафете́рий (kafetérij).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kafəˈtɛr(ɪ)jə/

Noun

קאַפֿעטעריע (kafeteryef, plural קאַפֿעטעריעס (kafeteryes)

  1. cafeteria
  2. snack bar
    Synonym: בופֿעט (bufet)

References

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