צימרינג

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• צימערינג (tsimering), צימרינד (tsimrind)

Etymology

Likely related to German Zimtrinde (“cinnamon bark”), pronounced dialectally as *Zimtring(e) in Bavaria and Austria.

Noun

צימרינג • (tsimring) m

1. cinnamon (spice)

   Synonym: צימבריק (tsimbrik)

References

• Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “cim(e)ring/cimbrik/cimrind”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik, Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 198
• Justus van de Kamp et al., “צימרינג” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].