קווענטעניק

Yiddish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Spanish cuenta (“bill, check”) +‎ ־ניק (-nik).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkvɛntənɪk/

Noun

קווענטעניק • (kventenik) m, plural קווענטעניקעס (kventenikes)

  1. (Argentina, Uruguay) a cuentenik, a peddler selling on credit

References

  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “קווענטעניק”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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