קרעבס־עסער

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Yiddish

.אַ קרעבס־עסער

Etymology

From קרעבס (krebs, crab) +‎ עסער (eser, eater). Calque of English crab-eater.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkrɛbsˌɛsər/
  • Hyphenation: קרעבס‧ע‧סער

Noun

קרעבס־עסער (krebs-eserm, plural קרעבס־עסערן (krebs-esern)

  1. crab-eating raccoon

References

  • Paul Abelson (1915) “crab-eater”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press, page 301