קאַטשן

Yiddish

Etymology

Most likely borrowed from Polish kaczan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkat͡ʃn̩/

Noun

קאַטשן • (katshn) m, plural קאַטשענעס (katshenes)

  1. cob
  2. corn on the cob
    Synonym: פּשעניטשקע (pshenitshke)
  3. ear (of corn)
  4. core (of cabbage)
  5. core (of fruit)
    Synonyms: האַרץ (harts), קערן (kern)
  6. blockhead, moron

Derived terms

  • אויסשנײַדן דעם קאַטשן (oysshnaydn dem katshn, “to core”)
  • קאַטשן קוקורוזע (katshn kukuruze), פּאַפּשוי אויפֿן קאַטשן (papshoy oyfn katshn, “corn on the cob”)

References

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