פֿלאַכצוואַנג

Yiddish

Etymology

פֿלאַך (flakh, “flat”) +‎ צוואַנג (tsvang, “pliers; tongs”), the latter a deverbal of צווינגען (tsvingen, “to force”).

Noun

פֿלאַכצוואַנג • (flakhtsvang) f, plural פֿלאַכצוואַנגען (flakhtsvangen)

1. (possibly a neologism) flat-nose pliers

References

• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “פֿלאַכצוואַנג”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN