פֿראַנצויז

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German franzōse, franzoise, from Old French françois.

Noun

פֿראַנצויז • (frantsoyz) m, plural פֿראַנצויזן (frantsoyzn)

1. Frenchman (man of French birth or nationality)
2. (racially offensive) cockroach

Synonyms

• (cockroach): רוס (rus), קנײַפּער (knayper), פּרוסאַק (prusak), שוואַב (shvab), טאַראַקאַן (tarakan)

Related terms

• פֿראַנצייזיש (frantseyzish)