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English
Noun
smaltz (uncountable)
- Alternative spelling of schmaltz
Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German smalz, from Old High German smalz (“lard, fat”). Cognate with German Schmalz.
Noun
smaltz n
- (Luserna, Sette Comuni) butter
Derived terms
References
- “smaltz” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter , Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien