טאַטריקע

Uncertain, but possibly linked to Estonian tatar (“buckwheat”), Finnish tattari (“buckwheat”), viljatatar (“buckwheat plant”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈtatrɪkə/

טאַטריקע • (tatrike) f

1. buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)

   Synonyms: רעטשקע (retshke), גריקע (grike), בוכווייץ (bukhveyts)

• בוכווייץ (bukhveyts) is not attested in the CEYD.

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “טאַטריקע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “buckwheat”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN