קלאָפּס

Yiddish

אַ קלאָפּס (1).

(2) קלאָפּסן מיט קאַרטאָפֿל.

Etymology

Borrowed from or cognate to German Klops, further compounded by Polish klops.

Noun

קלאָפּס • (klops) m, plural קלאָפּסן (klopsn)

1. meatloaf
2. (possibly dated) meatball
3. cutlet, chop

   Synonym: קאָטלעט (kotlet)

Usage notes

• Sense 2 is only attested in the JNW and Astravux.
• Sense 3 is only attested in Astravux.

See also

• פֿריקאַדעל (frikadel)

References

• Uriel Weinreich (1977) “meatloaf”, in Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary, New York: Schocken Books, page 200
• Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “klops”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik, Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 452
• Justus van de Kamp et al., “קלאָפּס” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “קלאָפּס”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “meatloaf”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN