בעטאָן

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately borrowed from French béton, possibly via Belarusian бето́н (bjetón), German Beton, Russian бето́н (betón), Ukrainian бето́н (betón). Doublet of ביטומען (bitumen).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

בעטאָן (betonm

  1. concrete

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References[edit]

  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl; Glasser, Paul (2016), “בעטאָן”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press