קרעבס־עסער
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Etymology
[edit]From קרעבס (krebs, “crab”) + עסער (eser, “eater”). Calque of English crab-eater.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]קרעבס־עסער • (krebs-eser) m, plural קרעבס־עסערן (krebs-esern)
References
[edit]- Paul Abelson (1915) “crab-eater”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press, page 301