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Yiddish
Etymology
From Italian tartufolo, a diminutive of tartufo (“truffle”). Either cognate to or derived via German Kartoffel, with Slavic languages influencing usage. Compare Russian картофель (kartofelʹ), картошка (kartoška).
Pronunciation
Noun
קאַרטאָפֿל • (kartofl) m or f, plural קאַרטאָפֿל (kartofl)
- potato
- Synonyms: בולבע (bulbe), אַלטיווקע (altivke), בולווע (bulve), ערדעפּל (erdepl), יאַבקע (yabke), באַראַבאָליע (barabolye), מאַנדעבערע (mandebere), מאַנדיבורקע (mandiburke), זשעמיק (zhemik)
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