פֿילע

Yiddish

Etymology

Ultimately borrowed from French filet, possibly via Russian филе́ (filé) or Ukrainian філе́ (filé). Note the retention of the masculine gender compared with German Filet n or the Russian/Ukrainian cognates.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɪˈɫɛ/

Noun

פֿילע • (file) m, plural פֿילעען (fileen)

  1. (cooking) fillet (strip of deboned meat or fish)
  2. tenderloin

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