פֿעטס

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German vette. Compare German Fett.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɛts/

Noun

פֿעטס • (fets) n

  1. fat
    Synonym: שמאַלץ (shmalts)
  2. grease
    Synonyms: שמאַלץ (shmalts), שמירעכץ (shmirekhts), שמירייל (shmireyl)

Derived terms
  • פֿאַרפֿעטסן (farfetsn, “to smear with grease”)
  • פֿעטיק (fetik), פֿעטלעך (fetlekh, “fatty”)
  • פֿעטקייט (fetkeyt, “greasiness”)

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