שוואַב

Yiddish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare German Schwabe.

Noun

שוואַב • (shvab) m, plural שוואַבן (shvabn)

1. Swabian (person)
2. cockroach

   Synonyms: רוס (rus), קנײַפּער (knayper), פּרוסאַק (prusak), טאַראַקאַן (tarakan), פֿראַנצויז (frantsoyz)

Derived terms

• שוואַביש (shvabish)