פּשעניטשקע

Yiddish

Etymology

Polish pszeniczny, Russian пшени́чный (pšeníčnyj), Ukrainian пшени́чний (pšenýčnyj, “wheat”) + ־קע (-ke). Exact semantic shift unclear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʃɛnɪt͡ʃkə/

Noun

פּשעניטשקע • (pshenitshke) f, plural פּשעניטשקעס (pshenitshkes)

1. corn on the cob

References

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