ענגלישע זאַלץ

Yiddish

Etymology

Calque of Russian англи́йская соль (anglíjskaja solʹ).

Noun

ענגלישע זאַלץ • (englishe zalts) f or n

  1. Epsom salts (magnesium sulphate)
    Synonym: ביטערזאַלץ (biterzalts)

References
  • Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “engliše zalc”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 264
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “Epsom salt”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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