לעשאויטאָ

Yiddish

Etymology

לעשן (leshn, “to extinguish”) +‎ אויטאָ (oyto, “automotive”).

Noun

לעשאויטאָ • (leshoyto) m, plural לעשאויטאָס (leshoytos)

  1. (possibly a neologism) fire truck, fire engine
    Synonym: לעשמאַשין (leshmashin)

References

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