English
flanken
Flanken comes from Yiddish פֿלאַנקען.
- Yiddishmodernפֿלאַנקעןflanken
- Englishearliest quotation 1991flanken
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Yiddishmodernפֿלאַנקעןflanken
- Englishearliest quotation 1991flanken
Earliest quotation: 1991, Mary Shen Barnidge, Solomons' Choice: “Carol's funny story about her son's first efforts at…”
Every English word from Yiddish פֿלאַנקען
Today it means
noun A certain cut of beef used in Ashkenazic Jewish cuisine, made by cutting short ribs across the bone
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Yiddish פֿלאַנקען / flanken