זענעפֿט

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German senf, senif, senef, from Old High German senaf, from Proto-West Germanic *senap. Compare German Senf.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈzɛnəft/

Noun

זענעפֿט • (zeneft) m

  1. mustard
    Synonym: גאָרטשיצע‎ (gortshitse)

Derived terms
  • ים־זענעפֿט‎ (yam-zeneft)
  • דיזשאָנער זענעפֿט‎ (dizhoner zeneft)
  • זענעפֿט־פֿלאַסטער‎ (zeneft-flaster)
  • זענעפֿט־קערל‎ (zeneft-kerl)
  • זענעפֿט־זוימען‎ (zeneft-zoymen)
  • זענעפֿטגאַז‎ (zeneftgaz)

References
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl; Glasser, Paul (2016), “mustard”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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