באַקפֿעטס

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

By surface analysis, באַקן (bakn) +‎ פֿעטס (fets). Compare German Backfett.

Noun[edit]

באַקפֿעטס • (bakfets) n

  1. (US) shortening
    Synonym: געשמילץ (geshmilts)

References[edit]

  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “shortening”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=באַקפֿעטס&oldid=76116727"