"קוילעטש" meaning in Yiddish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɔɪ̯ɫət͡ʃ/ Forms: koyletsh [romanization], koyletshn [romanization], koyletshes [romanization], keyletshl [romanization], קוילאַטש [alternative], קויליטש [alternative]
Etymology: Ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic *kolačь. Compare Polish kołacz, Belarusian, Russian кала́ч (kaláč), Ukrainian кола́ч (koláč). Etymology templates: {{glossary|derived terms|derived}} derived, {{der|yi|sla-pro|*kolačь|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Slavic *kolačь, {{der+|yi|sla-pro|*kolačь|nocap=1}} derived from Proto-Slavic *kolačь, {{cog|pl|kołacz}} Polish kołacz, {{cog|be|-}} Belarusian, {{cog|ru|кала́ч}} Russian кала́ч (kaláč), {{cog|uk|кола́ч}} Ukrainian кола́ч (koláč) Head templates: {{head|yi|noun|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr=}} קוילעטש • (koyletsh) m, {{yi-noun|dim=קיילעטשל|g=m|pl=n|pl2=קוילעטשעס}} קוילעטש • (koyletsh) m, plural קוילעטשן (koyletshn) or קוילעטשעס (koyletshes), diminutive קיילעטשל (keyletshl)
  1. kalach (braided/twisted loaf of white bread for Sabbath and other holidays) Derived forms: אַז דער מענטש האָט ברויט, וויל ער קוילעטש (az der mentsh hot broyt, vil er koyletsh) (english: the more you have, the more you want), בעסער בײַם טאַטן ברויט, איידער בײַ זיך קוילעטש (beser baym tatn broyt, eyder bay zikh koyletsh) (english: father's bread is better than one's own kalach), דער ערשטער קוילעטש קומט אַרויס נישט רעגאָטן (der ershter koyletsh kumt aroys nisht regotn) (english: the first kalach never comes out perfect), געפֿרישטער קוילעטש (gefrishter koyletsh) (english: French toast)
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