וווּרשט

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German wurst, from Old High German wurst, from Proto-West Germanic *wursti.

Pronunciation

• (Northeastern) IPA^(key): [vʊʁʃt]
• (Poylish) IPA^(key): [vɪʁʃt]

Noun

וווּרשט • (vursht) m or f, plural וווּרשטן (vurshtn), diminutive וווּרשטל (vurshtl)

1. sausage

   Synonyms: קאָלבאַס (kolbas), דאַרע קישקע (dare kishke)

2. salami

   Synonym: סאַלאַמי (salami)

3. wurst

Derived terms

• באָלאָניער װוּרשט (bolonyer vursht, “baloney, bologna”)
• וווּרשטערײַ (vurshteray)