ווערמוט

Yiddish

Etymology

Either borrowed from or cognate to German Wermut. Either way, from Middle High German wërmuote, from Old High German werimuota, from Proto-West Germanic *warjamōdā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛrmʊt/

Noun

ווערמוט • (vermut) m

1. vermouth (wine)
2. wormwood (Artemisia absinthium)

   Synonyms: ביטערגראָז (bitergroz), פּאָלין (polin), פּיאָלע (pyole)

3. infusion used to make absinthe and vermouth

Usage notes

• Only the first sense is attested in the CEYD.

References

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