קוקורוזע

Yiddish

Alternative forms

  • קאָקורידזע (kokuridze), קוקורוץ (kukuruts), קוקורידזע (kukuridze), קאַקערוזע (kakeruze)

Etymology

Given the usage of z over dz, most likely borrowed from Russian кукуру́за (kukurúza). Compare German Kukuruz (whence the alternative form קוקורוץ (kukuruts)), Polish kukurydza, Ukrainian кукуру́дза (kukurúdza), Romanian cucuruz (see there for further etymology).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʊkʊˈrʊzə/
  • Hyphenation: קו‧קו‧רו‧זע

Noun

קוקורוזע • (kukuruze) f, plural קוקורוזעס (kukuruzes)

  1. maize, corn

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References

  • Paul Abelson (1915), “maize”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press, page 829
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “קוקורוזע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl; Glasser, Paul (2016), “corn”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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