פּאַפּשוי

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Most likely borrowed from Romanian păpușoi (“(Moldavia) maize, corn”), possibly via an intermediate dialectal Russian папшо́й (papšój).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

פּאַפּשוי • (papshoy) m, plural פּאַפּשויעס (papshoyes)

  1. maize, corn
    Synonym: קוקורוזע (kukuruze)
  2. (countable) ear of corn

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl; Glasser, Paul (2016), “פּאַפּשוי”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press
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