קאָנוסל

Yiddish

Etymology

קאָנוס (konus) +‎ ־ל (-l).

Noun

קאָנוסל • (konusl) n, plural קאָנוסלעך (konuslekh)

1. diminutive of קאָנוס (konus)
2. ice cream cone, waffle cone

   Synonyms: וואַפֿליע־קאָנוסל (vaflye-konusl), אײַזקרעם־קאָנוסל (ayzkrem-konusl), וואַפֿליע־שקאָרמיץ (vaflye-shkormits)

3. (botany) rudbeckia

Usage notes

• The JNW attests sense 3 but not sense 2, while the CEYD attests only sense 2.

References

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