עסערײַ

Yiddish

Etymology

עסן (esn) +‎ ־ערײַ (-eray). Likely a calque of English eatery. Compare Dutch eterij, uncommon German Esserei (“constant or excessive eating”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛsəˈraɪ̯/

Noun

עסערײַ • (eseray) f, plural עסערײַען (eserayen)

1. eatery

   Synonym: עסלאָקאַל (eslokal)

Derived terms

• גיך־עסערײַ (gikh-eseray)

References

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