פֿרעסאַרניע

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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פֿרעסן (fresn) +‎ ־אַרניע (-arnye).

Noun

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פֿרעסאַרניע (fresarnyef, plural פֿרעסאַרניעס (fresarnyes)

  1. eating contest
    כ׳בין אַ מאָל אַרײַנגעקומען צו איר אין בודואַר און זי איז געזעסן בײַ אַ בופֿעט װי אין עפּעס אַ פֿרעסאַרניע און געגראַבלט פֿון דעם אַ שטיקל און פֿון יענעם אַ פּיצל.
    kh'bin a mol arayngekumen tsu ir in buduar un zi iz gezesn bay a bufet vi in epes a fresarnye un gegrablt fun dem a shtikl un fun yenem a pitsl.
    I once came to see her in the boudoir and she was sitting at a buffet as if in some kind of eating contest and grabbing a piece from this and a little from that.

References

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