געשמילץ

Yiddish

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly related to שמאַלץ (shmalts) and/or שמעלצן (shmeltsn). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

געשמילץ • (geshmilts) n

  1. shortening
    Synonym: באַקפֿעטס (bakfets)
  2. fatty food

References

  • Beinfeld, Solon; Bochner, Harry (2013), “געשמילץ”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl; Glasser, Paul (2016), “shortening”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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