קרעבס־עסער
Yiddish edit
Etymology edit
From קרעבס (krebs, “crab”) + עסער (eser, “eater”). Calque of English crab-eater.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
קרעבס־עסער • (krebs-eser) m, plural קרעבס־עסערן (krebs-esern)
References edit
- Paul Abelson (1915) “crab-eater”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press, page 301