שפּינאַט

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately borrowed from Persian اسفناج (esfenâj). Cognate to or borrowed from German Spinat. Compare also Russian шпина́т (špinát) and Ukrainian шпина́т (špynát). Doublet of שפּינאַק (shpinak).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

שפּינאַט (shpinatm

  1. spinach
    Synonym: שפּינאַק (shpinak)

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References[edit]

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