ווערמוט

Yiddish

Etymology

Either borrowed from or cognate to German Wermut. Either way, from Middle High German wërmuote, from Old High German werimuota, from Proto-West Germanic *warjamōdā.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛrmʊt/

Noun

ווערמוט • (vermut) m

  1. vermouth (wine)
  2. wormwood (Artemisia absinthium)
    Synonyms: ביטערגראָז (bitergroz), פּאָלין (polin), פּיאָלע (pyole)
  3. infusion used to make absinthe and vermouth

Usage notes
  • Only the first sense is attested in the CEYD.

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