כאַלאַפּעניאָ

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish jalapeño. Compare German Jalapeño, Russian халапе́ньо (xalapénʹo).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /χaɫaˈpɛnjɔ/, /χaɫaˈpɛɲɔ/

Noun[edit]

כאַלאַפּעניאָ (khalapenyom, plural כאַלאַפּעניאָס (khalapenyos)

  1. jalapeño (pepper)

References[edit]

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