גלאָז
gloz/ɡɫɔz/
The Yiddish word for "cup" is גלאָז (gloz).
The term גלאָז is used to refer to a drinking vessel.
Meaning: drinking vessel (noun)
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Litvish Yiddish, the word tasse is occasionally used to refer to a cup.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is gloz.
Did you know?
- In Jewish wedding customs, a גלאָז is intentionally broken to remember the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem.
- Yiddish uses גלאָז to refer to the material 'glass' in general, meaning the word can describe a window pane or a mirror as well as a cup.
- Because גלאָז is cognate with the English word 'glass', it belongs to a Germanic family of words that spans both Yiddish and English.
Example conversation
Sarah and Berl are in the kitchen.
- שרה Saraבערל, וואו איז מיין גלאָז?Berl, vu iz mayn gloz?Berl, where is my glass?
- בערל Berelעס ליגט אויףן טיש, שרה.Es ligt oyfn tish, Sara.It is lying on the table, Sarah.
- שרה Saraאיך זע עס נישט דאָ.Ikh ze es nisht do.I don't see it here.
- בערל Berelדאָ איז עס, נעמ עס.Do iz es, nem es.Here it is, take it.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry גלאָז, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries גלאָז, CC BY-SA 4.0.
