מאָפֿין

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from English muffin.

Pronunciation
  • (prescribed) IPA(key): /ˈmɔfɪn/
  • (as English) IPA(key): /ˈmʌfɪn/

Noun

מאָפֿין • (mofin) m, plural מאָפֿינס (mofins)

  1. muffin
    Synonym: זיסע בולקעלע (zise bulkele)

Derived terms
  • ענגלישער מאָפֿין (englisher mofin)
  • קלײַען־⁠מאָפֿין (klayen-⁠mofin, “bran muffin”)
  • קוקורוזע־מאָפֿין (kukuruze-mofin), פּאַפּשוי־מאָפֿין (papshoy-mofin, “corn muffin”)

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