קרעבס־עסער

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Yiddish[edit]

.אַ קרעבס־עסער

Etymology[edit]

From קרעבס (krebs, “crab”) +‎ עסער (eser, “eater”). Calque of English crab-eater.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkrɛbsˌɛsər/
  • Hyphenation: קרעבס‧ע‧סער

Noun[edit]

קרעבס־עסער • (krebs-eser) m, plural קרעבס־עסערן (krebs-esern)

  1. crab-eating raccoon

References[edit]

  • Paul Abelson (1915) “crab-eater”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press, page 301
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