זענעפֿט

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German senf, senif, senef, from Old High German senaf, from Proto-West Germanic *senap. Compare German Senf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɛnəft/

Noun

זענעפֿט • (zeneft) m

1. mustard

   Synonyms: גאָרטשיצע (gortshitse), מושטאַרדע (mushtarde)

Derived terms

• ים־זענעפֿט (yam-zeneft)
• דיזשאָנער זענעפֿט (dizhoner zeneft)
• זענעפֿט־פֿלאַסטער (zeneft-flaster)
• זענעפֿט־קערל (zeneft-kerl)
• זענעפֿט־זוימען (zeneft-zoymen)
• זענעפֿטגאַז (zeneftgaz)

References

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