צוקערקע

Yiddish

Etymology

צוקער (tsuker) +‎ ־קע (-ke). Compare obsolete German Zuckerchen.

Noun

צוקערקע • (tsukerke) f, plural צוקערקעס (tsukerkes)

1. (countable) piece of candy

   Synonyms: צוקערל (tsukerl), קאָנפֿעקט (konfekt)

Derived terms

• לעמאָן־צוקערקע (lemon-tsukerke, “lemon drop”)
• מינטע־צוקערקע (minte-tsukerke, “mint candy”)

References

• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “candy”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
• Justus van de Kamp et al., “צוקערקע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].