פּוטער

See also: פֿוטער‎

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German buter, butter, from Old High German butera, from Proto-West Germanic *buterā, borrowed from Latin butyra, collective plural of butyrum, Ancient Greek βούτυρον (boúturon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʊtəʁ/

Noun

פּוטער • (puter) f

1. butter

Derived terms

• מיט דער פּוטער אַראָפּ‎ (mit der puter arop, “streak of bad luck”)