קאַרטאָפֿל
Yiddish
Alternative forms
- קאַרטאָפֿליע (kartoflye)
Etymology
From Italian tartufolo, a diminutive of tartufo (“truffle”). Either cognate to or derived via German Kartoffel, with Slavic languages influencing usage.
Noun
קאַרטאָפֿל • (kartofl) m or f, plural קאַרטאָפֿל (kartofl)
Synonyms
- בולבע (bulbe)
Further reading
- Map of dialectal variants for "potato(es)" from Litvish: An Atlas of Northeastern Yiddish by Dovid Katz