שניי־קישעלע

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally "snow cushion".

Noun[edit]

שניי־קישעלע • (shney-kishele) n, plural שניי־קישעלעך (shney-kishelekh)

  1. (neologism) marshmallow (confection)
    Synonyms: מאַרשמאַלאָו (marshmalou), מאַרשמעלאָו (marshmelou)

References[edit]

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