זאַפֿרען

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• זאַפֿראָן (zafron)

Etymology

Ultimately borrowed from Arabic زعفران (zāfarān). Compare German Safran.

Noun

זאַפֿרען • (zafren) m

1. saffron (spice)
2. safflower

References

Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “זאַפֿרען”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN