געשמילץ

Yiddish

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly related to שמאַלץ (shmalts) and/or שמעלצן (shmeltsn). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

געשמילץ • (geshmilts) n

1. (US) shortening

   Synonym: באַקפֿעטס (bakfets)

2. fatty food

References

• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “געשמילץ”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “shortening”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN