שמאַלץ

Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German smalz, from Old High German smalz, from Proto-West Germanic *smalt (“(molten) fat, lard”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [ˈʃmaɫt͡s]

Noun edit

שמאַלץ • (shmalts) f

grease, fat (particularly chicken fat, but also that of other poultry)

Derived terms edit

שמאַלציק (shmaltsik)
שמאַלצן (shmaltsn)

Descendants edit

→ Dutch: schmalz, sjmalts
→ English: schmaltz

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