וואַפֿליע
Yiddish
Etymology
Borrowed from Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian ва́фля (váflja), ultimately from Dutch wafel. Compare German Waffel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvafʎə/
Noun
וואַפֿליע • (vaflye) f, plural וואַפֿליעס (vaflyes)
- waffle
- Synonym: וואַפֿלקע (vaflke)
Derived terms
- וואַפֿליע־קאָנוסל (vaflye-konusl), וואַפֿליע־שקאָרמיץ (vaflye-shkormits, “waffle cone”)
- וואַפֿליעניצע (vaflyenitse)
- וואַפֿליע־אײַזן (vaflye-ayzn)
References
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “וואַפֿליע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “waffle”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN