כטשוף

Yiddish

Etymology

Likely a variation of שטשוף (shtshuf), which in turn is possibly related to dialectal Polish szczój (“sorrel”). Most likely a doublet of שטשאַוו (shtshav).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /χt͡ʃʊf/

Noun

כטשוף • (khtshuf) m

1. sorrel

   Synonyms: שטשאַוו (shtshav), קוואַסעץ (kvasets)

References

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “כֿטשוף” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “sorrel”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN