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Yiddish
Etymology
From Middle High German smalz, from Old High German smalz, from Proto-West Germanic *smalt (“(molten) fat, lard”).
Pronunciation
Noun
שמאַלץ • (shmalts) f
- grease, fat (particularly chicken fat, but also that of other poultry)
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