קאַטשן
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Yiddish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Most likely borrowed from Polish kaczan.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]קאַטשן • (katshn) m, plural קאַטשענעס (katshenes)
- cob
- corn on the cob
- Synonym: פּשעניטשקע (pshenitshke)
- ear (of corn)
- core (of cabbage)
- core (of fruit)
- blockhead, moron
Derived terms
[edit]- אויסשנײַדן דעם קאַטשן (oysshnaydn dem katshn, “to core”)
- קאַטשן קוקורוזע (katshn kukuruze), פּאַפּשוי אויפֿן קאַטשן (papshoy oyfn katshn, “corn on the cob”)
References
[edit]- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “cob”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN