סמעטענע
Yiddish
Alternative forms
- סמעטאַנע (smetane)
Etymology
From Ukrainian and Russian смета́на (smetána), Belarusian смята́на (smjatána), and Polish śmietana, all from Proto-Slavic *sъmetana.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsmɛtənə/
Noun
סמעטענע • (smetene) f
- sour cream (cream which has been treated with a benign bacterium)