מושקעט
Yiddish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Polish muszkat. Compare German Muskat. Doublet of מוסקאַט (muskat).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]מושקעט • (mushket) m, plural מושקעטן (mushketn)
- nutmeg
- Synonym: מושקעטקויל (mushketkoyl)
- muscat (grape)
- muscatel (wine)
- Synonym: מושקעטווײַן (mushketvayn)
Derived terms
[edit]- מושקעטבוים (mushketboym, “nutmeg tree”)
- מושקעטווײַן (mushketvayn)
References
[edit]- Justus van de Kamp et al., “מושקעט” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “nutmeg”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN