קלאָפּס

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from or cognate to German Klops, further compounded by Polish klops.

Noun

קלאָפּס • (klops) m, plural קלאָפּסן (klopsn)

  1. meatloaf
  2. (possibly dated) meatball
  3. cutlet, chop
    Synonym: קאָטלעט (kotlet)

Usage notes
  • Sense 2 is only attested in the JNW and Astravux.
  • Sense 3 is only attested in Astravux.

See also

References
  • Uriel Weinreich (1977) “meatloaf”, in Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary, New York: Schocken Books, page 200
  • Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “klops”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 452
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “קלאָפּס” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “קלאָפּס”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “meatloaf”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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