סמעטענע
Yiddish edit
Alternative forms edit
- סמעטאַנע (smetane)
Etymology edit
From Ukrainian and Russian смета́на (smetána), Belarusian смята́на (smjatána), and Polish śmietana, all from Proto-Slavic *sъmetana.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
סמעטענע • (smetene) f
- sour cream (cream which has been treated with a benign bacterium)