ביר

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ביר • (bir) n, plural בירס (birs) or בירן (birn)

bir (romanization)
birs (romanization)
birn (romanization)

From Middle High German bier, from Old High German bior, from Proto-West Germanic *beuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *beuzą.


משקה

משקה • (mashke) f, plural משקאות (mashkoes)

mashke (romanization)
mashkoes (romanization)

bor

Hebrew מַשְׁקֶה


ווײַן

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ווײַן • (vayn) m, plural ווײַנען (vaynen)

vayn (romanization)
vaynen (romanization)

From Old High German wīn, from Proto-West Germanic *wīn, from Latin vīnum.


מילך

milkh (romanization)
מילעך (alternative)

From Middle High German milch, from Old High German miluh, from Proto-West Germanic *meluk, from Proto-Germanic *meluks, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-.


וויסקיי

Borrowed from English whiskey, whisky, from Irish uisce beatha and Scottish Gaelic uisge-beatha (literally “water of life”) (compare aquavit, from Latin aqua vītae).


בראָנפֿן

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בראָנפֿן • (bronfn) m

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בראָנפֿן • (bronfn) m

Cognate with German Branntwein, Dutch brandewijn.


שנאַפּס

שנאַפּס • (shnaps) m, plural שנאַפּסן (shnapsn)

shnaps (romanization)
shnapsn (romanization)


עפּלזאַפֿט

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עפּלזאַפֿט • (eplzaft) m

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עפּלזאַפֿט • (eplzaft) m

עפּל (epl, “apple”) + זאַפֿט (zaft, “juice”)


זאַפֿט

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זאַפֿט • (zaft) m

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זאַפֿט • (zaft) m, plural זאַפֿטן (zaftn)

zaft (romanization)
zaftn (romanization)

From Middle High German saf, saft (“juice”), from Old High German saf, from Proto-West Germanic *sap.


קאַווע

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קאַווע • (kave) f

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קאַווע • (kave) f

From Polish kawa, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve), from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa, “coffee”). Doublet of קאַפֿע (kafe).


קאַוועניק

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קאַוועניק • (kavenik) m

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קאַוועניק • (kavenik) m, plural קאַוועניקעס (kavenikes)

kavenik (romanization)
kavenikes (romanization)

From קאַווע (kave) + ־ניק (-nik), essentially as a partial calque from Slavic languages (e.g. Russian кофе́йник (koféjnik)).


אייל

From Middle High German ele, elle, derived from the plural eln, ellen by interpretation of -n as a plural ending, from Old High German elina. Compare German Elle.


טיי

From Dutch thee, from Hokkien 茶 (tê) (Amoy dialect), from Old Chinese, ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-la (“leaf, tea”).

tea (drink made from leaves of tea plant)


געטראַנק

געטראַנק • (getrank) n, plural געטראַנקן (getrankn)

getrank (romanization)
getrankn (romanization)


קאַקאַאָ

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קאַקאַאָ • (kakao) m

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קאַקאַאָ • (kakao) m

From Spanish cacao, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl (“cacao bean”).


סאָדע

sode (romanization)
sodes (romanization)


לימאָנאַד

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לימאָנאַד • (limonad) m

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לימאָנאַד • (limonad) m, plural לימאָנאַדן (limonadn)

limonad (romanization)
limonadn (romanization)
לימענאַד (alternative)


אַלקאָהאָל

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אַלקאָהאָל • (alkohol) m

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אַלקאָהאָל • (alkohol) m

Ultimately from Arabic الْكُحْل (al-kuḥl).


קאַפֿע

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קאַפֿע • (kafe) m

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קאַפֿע • (kafe) m, plural קאַפֿעען (kafeen)

kafe (romanization)
kafeen (romanization)

From French café (“coffee; coffee shop”), from Italian caffè, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve), from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa, “coffee”). Doublet of קאַווע (kave).


אַבסינט

אַבסינט • (absint) m, plural אַבסינטן (absintn)

absint (romanization)
absintn (romanization)
אַבסינטה (alternative)
אַבסענט (alternative)


טרויבנזאַפֿט

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טרויבנזאַפֿט • (troybnzaft) m

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טרויבנזאַפֿט • (troybnzaft) m

טרויב (troyb, “grape”) + ־נ־ (-n-) + זאַפֿט (zaft, “juice”)


פּאָמידאָרן־זאַפֿט

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פּאָמידאָרן־זאַפֿט • (pomidorn-zaft) m

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פּאָמידאָרן־זאַפֿט • (pomidorn-zaft) m

פּאָמידאָר (pomidor) + זאַפֿט (zaft)

af

פּאָמידאָר (pomidor) + זאַפֿט (zaft)


סויעמילך

/ˈsɔɪ̯əmɪɫχ/

From סויע (soye, “soy(a)”) + מילך (milkh, “milk”).


ענגלישע ביר

yi-noun

ענגלישע ביר • (englishe bir) n, plural ענגלישע בירן (englishe birn)

englishe bir (romanization)
englishe birn (romanization)

Compare French bière anglaise, Greek αγγλική μπίρα (anglikí bíra), Italian birra inglese, Portuguese cerveja inglesa, Spanish cerveza inglesa, Turkish İngiliz birası.

cog

αγγλική μπίρα


רוטביר

yi-noun

רוטביר • (rutbir) n, plural רוטבירן (rutbirn)

rutbir (romanization)
rutbirn (romanization)
וואָרצלביר (alternative)


שוימקע

שוימקע • (shoymke) f, plural שוימקעס (shoymkes)

shoymke (romanization)
shoymkes (romanization)


מילכשוימקע

מילכשוימקע • (milkhshoymke) f, plural מילכשוימקעס (milkhshoymkes)

milkhshoymke (romanization)
milkhshoymkes (romanization)


קאָקטייל

קאָקטייל • (kokteyl) m, plural קאָקטיילן (kokteyln)

kokteyl (romanization)
kokteyln (romanization)

Borrowed from English cocktail, via Russian кокте́йль (koktéjlʹ), especially the second sense. Compare Polish koktajl.


פֿרוכטשייק

פֿרוכטשייק • (frukhtsheyk) m, plural פֿרוכטשייקן (frukhtsheykn)

frukhtsheyk (romanization)
frukhtsheykn (romanization)


פֿרוכטגעטראַנק

פֿרוכטגעטראַנק • (frukhtgetrank) n, plural פֿרוכטגעטראַנקן (frukhtgetrankn)

frukhtgetrank (romanization)
frukhtgetrankn (romanization)

פֿרוכט (frukht) + געטראַנק (getrank). Compare German Fruchtgetränk.


קימל

From Middle High German kümel, kumel, from Old High German kumil, from Proto-West Germanic *kumil (“caraway, cumin (seed)”). Compare German Kümmel.


עג־קרים

Borrowed from English egg cream. Some theories claim that the "egg" component of the English term derives from עכט (ekht).

(US, New York) egg cream (drink made with milk, seltzer water and syrup)


לימענאַד

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לימענאַד • (limenad) m, plural לימענאַדן (limenadn)

limenad (romanization)
limenadn (romanization)
לימאָנאַד (alternative)

Borrowed from French limonade. Compare German Limonade, Russian лимона́д (limonád), Ukrainian лимона́д (lymonád).


פּיניאַ־קאָלאַדע

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פּיניאַ־קאָלאַדע • (pinya-kolade) f

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פּיניאַ־קאָלאַדע • (pinya-kolade) f, plural פּיניאַ־קאָלאַדעס (pinya-kolades)

pinya-kolade (romanization)
pinya-kolades (romanization)

piña colada (cocktail containing pineapple juice, coconut milk and rum)


פֿלאָוט

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פֿלאָוט • (flout) m

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פֿלאָוט • (flout) m, plural פֿלאָוטס (flouts)

flout (romanization)
flouts (romanization)

(US) float (soft beverage with a scoop of ice cream)


מענטע־זשולעפּ

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מענטע־זשולעפּ

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מענטע־זשולעפּ

מענטע־זשולעפּ • (mente-zhulep) m, plural מענטע־זשולעפּן (mente-zhulepn)

mente-zhulep (romanization)
mente-zhulepn (romanization)

/ˈmɛntə ˌʒʊɫəp/


ליקער

ליקער • (liker) m, plural ליקערן (likern)

liker (romanization)
likern (romanization)

Borrowed from French liqueur. Compare German Likör.


נאַליווקע

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נאַליווקע • (nalivke) f

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נאַליווקע • (nalivke) f, plural נאַליווקעס (nalivkes)

nalivke (romanization)
nalivkes (romanization)

Borrowed from Russian нали́вка (nalívka), Ukrainian нали́вка (nalývka). Compare Polish nalewka.

bor+

nalivka (Slavic sweet fruit or berry liqueur)

cordial (liqueur prepared using infusion process)


ווערמוט

Either borrowed from or cognate to German Wermut. Either way, from Middle High German wërmuote, from Old High German werimuota, from Proto-West Germanic *warjamōdā.


אַמאַרעטאָ

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אַמאַרעטאָ • (amareto) m

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אַמאַרעטאָ • (amareto) m


מאַראַסקינאָ

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מאַראַסקינאָ • (maraskino) m

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מאַראַסקינאָ • (maraskino) m

Borrowed from Italian maraschino. Note the usage of סק over ש, as would be expected if the word had been borrowed via English.


מושקעט

מושקעט • (mushket) m, plural מושקעטן (mushketn)

mushket (romanization)
mushketn (romanization)
מושקאַט (alternative)
מוסקאַט (alternative)

Borrowed from Polish muszkat. Compare German Muskat. Doublet of מוסקאַט (muskat).


מאָקאַ

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מאָקאַ • (moka) m

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מאָקאַ • (moka) m

Borrowed from French moka or English mocha. Compare German Mokka, Polish mokka.

mocha, caffè mocha (coffee with chocolate)


קאַפּוטשינאָ

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קאַפּוטשינאָ • (kaputshino) m

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קאַפּוטשינאָ • (kaputshino) m, plural קאַפּוטשינאָס (kaputshinos)

kaputshino (romanization)
kaputshinos (romanization)


עספּרעסאָ־קאַווע

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עספּרעסאָ־קאַווע

עספּרעסאָ־קאַווע • (espreso-kave) f

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עספּרעסאָ־קאַווע

עספּרעסאָ־קאַווע • (espreso-kave) f


עספּרעסאָ

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עספּרעסאָ • (espreso) m

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עספּרעסאָ • (espreso) m, plural עספּרעסאָס (espresos)

espreso (romanization)
espresos (romanization)

Borrowed from Italian espresso. Compare German Espresso, Russian эспре́ссо (esprɛ́sso).


מאַרסאַלאַ

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מאַרסאַלאַ • (marsala) m

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מאַרסאַלאַ • (marsala) m


מאַדיירע

From Portuguese Madeira, from madeira (“wood”). Compare German Madeira. A very distant doublet of מוטער (muter).

Madeira (island and autonomous region of Portugal)


שערי

Borrowed from English sherry. Compare German Sherry, Polish sherry, Russian ше́рри (šérri).


פּאָרטווײַן

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פּאָרטווײַן • (portvayn) m

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פּאָרטווײַן • (portvayn) m

Cognate to or borrowed from German Portwein. Compare Polish portwajn, Russian портве́йн (portvéjn). By surface analysis, פּאָרט (port) + ווײַן (vayn).


אַכציקער

(US) 80-proof whiskey (whiskey with 40% ABV)


וויסקי

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וויסקי • (viski) m, plural וויסקיס (viskis)

viski (romanization)
viskis (romanization)
וויסקיי (alternative)

Borrowed from English whisky, whiskey (possibly via German Whisky and/or Russian ви́ски (víski)), from Irish uisce beatha, Scottish Gaelic uisge-beatha (literally “water of life”), from Proto-Celtic *udenskyos (“water”) + *biwotos (“life”), from *biwos (“alive”), calque of Latin aqua vitae.


בורבאָן

burbon (romanization)
בערבן (alternative)

Borrowed from Russian бурбо́н (burbón), from French bourbon, from the Bourbon dynasty, named for the lordship of French Bourbon l'Archambault. The town's name derives from Borvo, a local Celtic deity associated with hot springs, from Proto-Celtic *borvo (“froth, foam”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to be hot, boil”).

bourbon, bourbon whiskey (American whiskey distilled from a grain mixture with at least 51% corn)


ווײַנזויף

ווײַן (vayn, “wine”) + זויפֿן (zoyfn, “to swig, to booze”).


שיִער־ביר

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שיִער־ביר • (shier-bir) n, plural שיִער־בירן (shier-birn)

shier-bir (romanization)
shier-birn (romanization)
שיער־ביר (alternative)