Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

faynshmeker

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fayn-sh-mek-er
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fussy or picky person; a connoisseur.

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish פֿײַנשמעקער (faynshmeker). Compare German Feinschmecker (“gourmet”).

Origin

Source language: Yiddish

Word Breakdown

Root: פֿײַנשמעקער

Inflected Forms

faynshmekers (plural)

Questions

What does faynshmeker mean?: A fussy or picky person; a connoisseur.
Where does faynshmeker come from?: It is traced to Yiddish.

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