שמאַלץ

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German smalz, from Old High German smalz, from Proto-West Germanic *smalt (“(molten) fat, lard”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃmaɫt͡s]

Noun

שמאַלץ • (shmalts) f

1. grease, fat (particularly chicken fat, but also that of other poultry)

Derived terms

• שמאַלציק (shmaltsik)
• שמאַלצן (shmaltsn)

Descendants

• → Dutch: schmalz, sjmalts
• → English: schmaltz