וואַפֿליעניצע

Yiddish

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Russian ва́фельница (váfelʹnica), or formed independently in Yiddish. Equivalent to וואַפֿליע (vaflye) +‎ ־ניצע (-nitse).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvafʎənɪt͡sə/

Noun

וואַפֿליעניצע • (vaflyenitse) f, plural וואַפֿליעניצעס (vaflyenitses)

1. (neologism) waffle iron

   Synonym: וואַפֿליע־אײַזן (vaflye-ayzn)

References

• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “waffle iron”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN