נאַליווקע

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian нали́вка (nalívka), Ukrainian нали́вка (nalývka). Compare Polish nalewka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naˈʎɪfkə/, /naˈʎɪvkə/

Noun

נאַליווקע • (nalivke) f, plural נאַליווקעס (nalivkes)

1. nalivka (Slavic sweet fruit or berry liqueur)
2. liqueur

   Synonym: ליקער (liker)

3. cordial (liqueur prepared using infusion process)

   Synonym: פֿרוכטליקער (frukhtliker)

4. ratafia

   Synonym: מאַנדל־⁠ליקער (mandl-⁠liker)

References

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