גוטע־זאַכן

Yiddish

Etymology

Literally, “good things”. Compare Norwegian Bokmål godt, godteri.

Noun

גוטע־זאַכן • (gute-zakhn) pl

1. (uncountable) candy

   Synonym: זיסוואַרג (zisvarg)

See also

• (piece of candy): צוקערל (tsukerl), צוקערקע (tsukerke)

References

• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “candy”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
• Justus van de Kamp et al., “גוטע־זאַכֿן” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].