Translation of Yiddish meat names

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  • February 9, 2014 10:41 pm at 10:41 pm #612097
    WIY
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    Does anyone know what dekel is?

    February 10, 2014 12:05 am at 12:05 am #1003074
    WIY
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    Popa, Oomis…?

    February 10, 2014 12:21 am at 12:21 am #1003075
    popa_bar_abba
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    I duuuunoooooo

    February 10, 2014 12:28 am at 12:28 am #1003076
    Little Froggie
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    (something one sells for fruit)

    February 10, 2014 2:53 am at 2:53 am #1003077
    MDG
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    from: wiki answers com/Q/What_is_deckle_of_beef

    What is deckle of beef?

    Second cut of brisket. For lovers of fatty meat, this is brisket heaven. It’s juicy, it’s succulent, it falls apart under the fork with barely a nudge. It’s also as tasty as short ribs but less expensive, which is what you want when you’re cooking for a large family dinner.

    February 10, 2014 4:18 am at 4:18 am #1003078
    Bookworm120
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    I know it doesn’t apply to meat, but is “nosh” a Yiddish word? (As you can tell, Adar II is already on my subconscious.)

    I was visiting by a goyishe friend and she did not know what I was talking about when I told her I could not eat the nosh she was offering me, because my halacha doesn’t let.

    February 11, 2014 4:53 pm at 4:53 pm #1003079
    👑RebYidd23
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    Mammals:

    Cattle: Beef

    Deer: Venison

    (Pig: Pork)

    Poultry:

    Chicken: Chicken

    Goose: Goose

    Duck: Duck

    Quail: Quail.

    February 11, 2014 5:51 pm at 5:51 pm #1003080
    WIY
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    Mdg thanks!

    February 11, 2014 6:13 pm at 6:13 pm #1003081
    Avram in MD
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    Bookworm120,

    is “nosh” a Yiddish word?

    Yes, nosh is a Yiddish word, and I don’t think it has made its way into the American vernacular like “chuzpa” and “oy vey” have.

    February 12, 2014 4:30 am at 4:30 am #1003082
    oomis
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    Nosh certainly HAS made it into the secular vernacular.

    And as to using Jewish expressions in front of non-Jews, I wish I had a nickel for every B”H or kinehora I have thus uttered…

    February 12, 2014 7:03 am at 7:03 am #1003083
    👑RebYidd23
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    Yiddish is mostly secular.

    February 12, 2014 12:23 pm at 12:23 pm #1003084
    ☕ DaasYochid ☕
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    LF, (nice one.)

    February 12, 2014 1:07 pm at 1:07 pm #1003085
    Avram in MD
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    oomis,

    Nosh certainly HAS made it into the secular vernacular.

    We might be thinking about different non-Jewish vernaculars. In places like Wytheville, VA, Johnson, TN, or Huntsville, AL, many people would know what chutzpah means, but few would know nosh (at least when used as a noun). Maybe Bookworm120’s non-Jewish friend was an OOTer 🙂

    February 13, 2014 4:49 am at 4:49 am #1003086
    oomis
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    Could be, Avram in MD, but I have heard “nosh” used on network TV which is seen throughout the country.

    February 13, 2014 4:50 am at 4:50 am #1003087
    oomis
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    And everyone knows “meshuga,” “Oy Vey,” and a few assorted words which I will not print here. It’s all crept into the vernacular.

    February 13, 2014 4:57 am at 4:57 am #1003088
    Gryffindorable Girl
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    Nosh definitely made it. My friends don’t even believe me when I tell them that it’s actually a yiddish word. They believe it’s as English as tea.

    February 14, 2014 12:45 am at 12:45 am #1003089
    👑RebYidd23
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    Tea is Asian.

    February 14, 2014 2:41 am at 2:41 am #1003090
    oyyoyyoy
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    snack does not do justice as a translation as nosh.

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