צוקער־מאַנדל

Yiddish

Etymology

Literally, “sugar almond”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sʊkər ˌmandɫ̩/

Noun

צוקער־מאַנדל • (tsuker-mandl) m, plural צוקער־מאַנדלען (tsuker-mandlen)

1. praline

Usage notes

• Some speakers might use פּראַלינע (praline) or פּראַלין (pralin) instead as an internationalism; compare German Praline, Polish pralina, Russian пралине́ (praliné).

References

• Beinfeld, Solon; Bochner, Harry (2013), “צוקער־מאַנדל”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl; Glasser, Paul (2016), “praline”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN