אויסטער

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

If not a recent borrowing from English oyster: With phonetic adaptation (German -au- = Yiddish -oy-) from German Auster, from Middle Low German ūster, from Middle Dutch oester, from Latin ostrea.

Noun[edit]

אויסטער (oysterm, plural אויסטערס (oysters)

  1. oyster (bivalve)