פֿעטס

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German vette. Compare German Fett.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛts/

Noun

פֿעטס • (fets) n

1. fat

   Synonym: שמאַלץ (shmalts)

2. grease

   Synonyms: שמאַלץ (shmalts), שמירעכץ (shmirekhts), שמירייל (shmireyl)

Derived terms

• באַקפֿעטס (bakfets)
• קאַקאַאָ־פֿעטס (kakao-fets)
• חזיר־פֿעטס (khazer-fets)

Related terms

• פֿאַרפֿעטסן (farfetsn, “to smear with grease”)
• פֿעטיק (fetik), פֿעטלעך (fetlekh, “fatty”)
• פֿעטקייט (fetkeyt, “greasiness”)

References

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