קאַטשן

Yiddish

Etymology

Most likely borrowed from Polish kaczan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkat͡ʃn̩/

Noun

קאַטשן • (katshn) m, plural קאַטשענעס (katshenes)

1. cob
2. corn on the cob

   Synonym: פּשעניטשקע (pshenitshke)

3. ear (of corn)
4. core (of cabbage)
5. core (of fruit)

   Synonyms: האַרץ (harts), קערן (kern)

6. blockhead, moron

Derived terms

• אויסשנײַדן דעם קאַטשן (oysshnaydn dem katshn, “to core”)
• קאַטשן קוקורוזע (katshn kukuruze), פּאַפּשוי אויפֿן קאַטשן (papshoy oyfn katshn, “corn on the cob”)

References

• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “cob”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN