קאַפֿעטעריע

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from English cafeteria. Compare German Cafeteria. For sense 2, compare French cafétéria, Russian кафете́рий (kafetérij).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kafəˈtɛr(ɪ)jə/

Noun

קאַפֿעטעריע • (kafeterye) f, plural קאַפֿעטעריעס (kafeteryes)

1. cafeteria
2. snack bar

   Synonym: בופֿעט (bufet)

Related terms

• קאַפֿע (kafe)

References

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