קאַרטאָפֿל

Yiddish

Alternative forms

קאַרטאָפֿליע‎ (kartoflye)

Etymology

From Italian tartufolo, a diminutive of tartufo (“truffle”). Either cognate to or derived via German Kartoffel, with Slavic languages influencing usage.

Noun

קאַרטאָפֿל • (kartofl) m or f, plural קאַרטאָפֿל (kartofl)

potato

Synonyms

בולבע‎ (bulbe)

Further reading

Map of dialectal variants for "potato(es)" from Litvish: An Atlas of Northeastern Yiddish by Dovid Katz

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