בלעך

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German blëch, from Old High German bleh, from Proto-West Germanic *blik, from Proto-Germanic *bliką. Compare German Blech.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblɛχ/

Noun

בלעך • (blekh) n, plural בלעכן (blekhn)

1. tin (element)

   Synonym: צין (tsin)

2. sheet metal, tin sheet
3. (Judaism) blech

   שטעק ניט קיין רוי עסן אויפֿן בלעך.

   shtek nit keyn roy esn oyfn blekh.

   Don't put any raw food on the blech.