מושקעט
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Yiddish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Polish muszkat. Compare German Muskat. Doublet of מוסקאַט (muskat).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
מושקעט • (mushket) m, plural מושקעטן (mushketn)
- nutmeg
- Synonym: מושקעטקויל (mushketkoyl)
- muscat (grape)
- muscatel (wine)
- Synonym: מושקעטווײַן (mushketvayn)
Derived terms[edit]
- מושקעטבוים (mushketboym, “nutmeg tree”)
- מושקעטווײַן (mushketvayn)
References[edit]
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “מושקעט” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “nutmeg”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN