קוואַסעץ

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian квасе́ць (kvasécʹ), colloquial synonym to ща́вель (ščávelʹ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkvasət͡s/, /ˈkvasɛt͡s/

Noun

קוואַסעץ • (kvasets) m

1. sorrel

   Synonyms: שטשאַוו (shtshav), כטשוף (khtshuf)

References

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “קװאַסעץ” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “sorrel”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN