שרימפּ

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from English shrimp.

Noun

שרימפּ • (shrimpm, plural שרימפּן (shrimpn)

  1. (US) shrimp (decapod crustacean)
    Synonyms: קרעוועטקע (krevetke), ראַקל (rakl), קרעוועט (krevet), (Germanism) גאַרנעלע (garnele)

References

  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “שרימפּ”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “שרימפּ” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].