פּעטרישקע

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• פּיעטרושקע (pyetrushke), פּעטרושקע (petrushke), פּעטרעשקע (petreshke)

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish pietruszka, Russian, Ukrainian петру́шка (petrúška), although note the shift in syllable stress.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛtrɪʃkə/

Noun

פּעטרישקע • (petrishke) f

1. parsley (Petroselinum crispum)

Derived terms

• (ס׳איז) הפֿקר פּעטרישקע ((s'iz) hefker petrishke, “anything goes!”, literally “it's abandoned parsley”)

Related terms

• פּעטרישניק (petrishnik, “hedge parsley”)

References

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