קאָקאָשעס

Yiddish

Etymology

Likely borrowed from Romanian cocoșei (“popcorn”), plural of cocoșel. Possibly also cognate to Albanian kokoshka (“popcorn”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɔˈkɔʃəs/

Noun

קאָקאָשעס • (kokoshes) pl

  1. popcorn

References
  • Uriel Weinreich (1977) “popcorn”, in Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary, New York: Schocken Books, page 244
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “קאָקאָשעס” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “קאָקאָשעס”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “popcorn”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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