קווענטעניק

Yiddish

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Etymology

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Spanish cuenta (bill, check) +‎ ־ניק (-nik).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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קווענטעניק (kventenikm, plural קווענטעניקעס (kventenikes)

  1. (Argentina, Uruguay) a cuentenik, a peddler selling on credit

References

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