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Yiddish words for food and drink

Eating, drinking, and what happens afterwards.

  1. glustn zikhגלוסטן זיך

    to crave, to have a yen for

    ס'איז האַלב צוועלף בײַ נאַכט, און ס'גלוסט זיך מיר דווקא אַ זויערע אוגערקע.

    “It's half past eleven at night, and of all things I'm craving a sour pickle.”

  2. freser(fresser)פֿרעסער

    glutton

    דער פֿרעסער האָט אויפֿגעגעסן אַ האַלבן טאָרט איידער די געסט זײַנען בכלל אָנגעקומען.

    “The glutton ate half the cake before the guests even arrived.”

  3. shiker(shicker)שיכּור

    drunkard, drunk

    דער פּויער איז אַהיים געגאַנגען שיכּור פֿון מאַרק.

    “The peasant went home drunk from the market.”

  4. ongeshtopt(ungeshtupt)אָנגעשטאָפּט

    stuffed full

    נאָך דרײַ טעלער יוך מיט קניידלעך בין איך אַזוי אָנגעשטאָפּט, אַז איך קען קוים אָטעמען.

    “After three bowls of broth with matzo balls I am so stuffed full that I can barely breathe.”

  5. mashkeמאַשקע (משקה)

    booze, liquor, the hard stuff

    ער נעמט זיך אַ ביסל מאַשקע נאָך דער אַרבעט, און שוין ווערט ער אַ גרויסער רעדנער.

    “He has a little mashke after work, and right away he turns into a great orator.”

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