smaltz
English edit
Noun edit
smaltz (uncountable)
- Alternative spelling of schmaltz
Cimbrian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German smalz, from Old High German smalz (“lard, fat”). Cognate with German Schmalz.
Noun edit
smaltz n
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References edit
- “smaltz” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien