קלאָפּס

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Yiddish

אַ קלאָפּס (1).
(2) קלאָפּסן מיט קאַרטאָפֿל.

Etymology

Borrowed from or cognate to German Klops, further compounded by Polish klops.

Noun

קלאָפּס (klopsm, plural קלאָפּסן (klopsn)

  1. meatloaf
  2. (possibly dated) meatball
  3. cutlet, chop
    Synonym: קאָטלעט (kotlet)

Usage notes

  • Sense 2 is only attested in the JNW and Astravux.
  • Sense 3 is only attested in Astravux.

See also

References

  • Uriel Weinreich (1977) “meatloaf”, in Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary, New York: Schocken Books, page 200
  • Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “klops”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 452
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “קלאָפּס” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “קלאָפּס”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “meatloaf”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN