באַקפֿעטס
Yiddish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]By surface analysis, באַקן (bakn) + פֿעטס (fets). Compare German Backfett.
Noun
[edit]באַקפֿעטס • (bakfets) n
- (US) shortening
- Synonym: געשמילץ (geshmilts)
References
[edit]- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “shortening”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN