ליקער

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from French liqueur. Compare German Likör.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʎɪˈkɛr/

Noun

ליקער • (liker) m, plural ליקערן (likern)

  1. liqueur
    Synonym: נאַליווקע (nalivke)

Derived terms

  • מאַנדל־⁠ליקער (mandl-⁠liker, “ratafia”)

References

  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “liqueur”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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