ענגלישע זאַלץ

Yiddish

Etymology

Calque of Russian англи́йская соль (anglíjskaja solʹ).

Noun

ענגלישע זאַלץ • (englishe zalts) f or n

1. Epsom salts (magnesium sulphate)

   Synonym: ביטערזאַלץ (biterzalts)

References

• Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “engliše zalc”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 264
• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “Epsom salt”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN