קוילעטש

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Yiddish

Alternative forms

קוילאַטש (koylatsh), קויליטש (koylitsh)

Etymology

Ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic *kolačь. Compare Polish kołacz, Belarusian, Russian кала́ч (kaláč), Ukrainian кола́ч (koláč).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɪ̯ɫət͡ʃ/

Noun

קוילעטש • (koyletsh) m, plural קוילעטשן (koyletshn) or קוילעטשעס (koyletshes), diminutive קיילעטשל (keyletshl)

kalach (braided/twisted loaf of white bread for Sabbath and other holidays)

Derived terms

אַז דער מענטש האָט ברויט, וויל ער קוילעטש (az der mentsh hot broyt, vil er koyletsh, “the more you have, the more you want”)
בעסער בײַם טאַטן ברויט, איידער בײַ זיך קוילעטש (beser baym tatn broyt, eyder bay zikh koyletsh, “father's bread is better than one's own kalach”)
דער ערשטער קוילעטש קומט אַרויס נישט רעגאָטן (der ershter koyletsh kumt aroys nisht regotn, “the first kalach never comes out perfect”)
געפֿרישטער קוילעטש (gefrishter koyletsh, “French toast”)

References

Uriel Weinreich (1977) “קוילעטש”, in Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary, New York: Schocken Books, page 367
Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “kojleč”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 74
Justus van de Kamp et al., “קױלעטש” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .

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