tzimmes
[ tsim-is ]
/ ˈtsɪm ɪs /
noun
Also tsimmes. Jewish Cookery.
any of various sweetened combinations of vegetables, fruit, and sometimes meat, prepared as a casserole or stew.
fuss; uproar; hullabaloo: He made such a tzimmes over that mistake!
Origin of tzimmes
1890–95; < Yiddish
tsimes, akin to dialectal German (Swabia)
zimmes, zimbes compote, stew, Swiss German
zimis lunch; compound (orig. prepositional phrase) with Middle High German
z, ze unstressed variant of
zuo (German
zu) at,
to + Middle High German, Old High German
imbiz, imbīz snack, light meal (German
Imbiss), noun derivative of Old High German
enbīzan to take nourishment; see
in-1,
bite
Words nearby tzimmes
tzekung,
tzepo,
tzetze fly,
tzigane,
tzigany,
tzimmes,
tzitzit,
tzitzith,
tzom gedaliah,
tzu-po,
tzukung