שמאַלץ

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German smalz, from Old High German smalz, from Proto-West Germanic *smalt (“(molten) fat, lard”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈʃmaɫt͡s]

Noun

שמאַלץ • (shmalts) f

grease, fat (particularly chicken fat, but also that of other poultry)

Derived terms

שמאַלציק (shmaltsik)
שמאַלצן (shmaltsn)

Descendants

→ Dutch: schmalz, sjmalts
→ English: schmaltz

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