שמאַלץ

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German smalz, from Old High German smalz, from Proto-West Germanic *smalt (“(molten) fat, lard”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃmaɫt͡s]

Noun

שמאַלץ • (shmalts) f

  1. grease, fat (particularly chicken fat, but also that of other poultry)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Dutch: schmalz, sjmalts
  • → English: schmaltz
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