ליקער

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from French liqueur. Compare German Likör.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʎɪˈkɛr/

Noun

ליקער • (liker) m, plural ליקערן (likern)

1. liqueur

   Synonym: נאַליווקע (nalivke)

Derived terms

• מאַנדל־⁠ליקער (mandl-⁠liker, “ratafia”)

References

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