קאַפּוסטע
Yiddish edit
Alternative forms edit
- קאַפּוסטאַ (kapusta)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Belarusian капу́ста (kapústa), Polish kapusta, Russian капу́ста (kapústa), Ukrainian капу́ста (kapústa, “cabbage”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
קאַפּוסטע • (kapuste) f
- cabbage soup
- Synonyms: קרויטזופּ (kroytzup), קאַפּושניאַק (kapushnyak)
- (botany) cabbage
- Synonym: קרויט (kroyt)
Usage notes edit
- Sense 2 is not attested in the CEYD.
References edit
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “קאַפּוסטע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “cabbage soup”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN