סטיראָשוים

Yiddish

Etymology

סטיראָל (stirol) +‎ שוים (shoym). Calque of English styrofoam.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stɪrɔˈʃɔɪ̯m/

Noun

סטיראָשוים • (stiroshoym) m

  1. (organic chemistry) styrofoam

See also

References

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