עסערײַ
Yiddish
editEtymology
editעסן (esn) + ־ערײַ (-eray). Likely a calque of English eatery. Compare Dutch eterij, uncommon German Esserei (“constant or excessive eating”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editעסערײַ • (eseray) f, plural עסערײַען (eserayen)
Derived terms
edit- גיך־עסערײַ (gikh-eseray)
References
edit- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “eatery”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN