ביר

yi-noun

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

yi-noun

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

vayn (romanization)
vaynen (romanization)

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


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)


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.


אַספּירין

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אַספּירין • (aspirin) f

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אַספּירין • (aspirin) f


אַלקאָהאָל

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אַלקאָהאָל • (alkohol) m

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אַלקאָהאָל • (alkohol) m

Ultimately from Arabic الْكُحْل (al-kuḥl).


אַפּטייק

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אַפּטייק • (apteyk) f

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אַפּטייק • (apteyk) f, plural אַפּטייקן (apteykn), diminutive אַפּטייקל (apteykl)

apteyk (romanization)
apteykn (romanization)
apteykl (romanization)

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē). Likely inherited from an early Germanic borrowing (cf. German Apotheke, Dutch apotheek), hence the use of ־יי־ (-ey-) instead of ־ע־ (-e-); but the loss of ־אָ־ (-o-) may have been influenced by Slavic languages, cf. Polish apteka, Russian апте́ка (aptéka).

pharmacy (a place where prescription drugs are dispensed)


אַפּטייקער

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אַפּטייקער • (apteyker) m

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אַפּטייקערין

אַפּטייקער • (apteyker) m, plural אַפּטייקערס (apteykers), feminine אַפּטייקערין (apteykerin)

apteyker (romanization)
apteykers (romanization)
apteykerin (romanization)

pharmacist (professional who dispenses prescription drugs)


אַבסינט

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

absint (romanization)
absintn (romanization)


ענגלישע ביר

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.

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αγγλική μπίρα


קאָקטייל

yi-noun

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.


קימל

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


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)


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)

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


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).


איבופּראָפֿען

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איבופּראָפֿען • (ibuprofen) m

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איבופּראָפֿען • (ibuprofen) m

Given the syllable stress, most likely borrowed from German Ibuprofen or Russian ибупрофе́н (ibuprofén).


אַכציקער

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


וויסקי

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

viski (romanization)
viskis (romanization)

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

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”).

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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”).