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)

1. potato

Synonyms

• בולבע (bulbe)

Further reading

• Map of dialectal variants for "potato(es)" from Litvish: An Atlas of Northeastern Yiddish by Dovid Katz