ברייזל

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• ברעזל (brezl), ברייזעלע (breyzele)

Etymology

ברויז (broyz) +‎ ־ל (-l) with umlaut. Compare German Brösel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brɛɪ̯zɫ̩/

Noun

ברייזל • (breyzl) n, plural ברייזלעך (breyzlekh)

1. crumb
2. shred

   Synonyms: ברעקל (brekl), שמץ (shemets), פּיצל (pitsl), שטיקל (shtikl), דרויבל (droybl)

3. (collective, uncountable) breadcrumbs

   Synonyms: קרישקעלעך (krishkelekh), רײַבברױט (raybbroyt), רײַבעכץ (raybekhts)

Derived terms

• אײַנטונקען אין ברייזל (ayntunken in breyzl, “to bread”)
• אײַנגעטונקען אין ברייזל (ayngetunken in breyzl, “breaded”)

References

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “ברײזל” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “ברייזל”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “bread crumbs”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN