English Explanatory Dictionary

schmaltz

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Rendered chicken or goose fat.
  2. Excessively sentimental art or music.
name
  1. A surname from German.

Pronunciation

/ʃmɒlts/ /ʃmɔːlts/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-schmaltz.wav /ʃmɔlts/ /ʃmɑlts/

Word forms

schmaltz schmalz shmaltz shmalz Schmaltzes

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish שמאַלץ (shmalts) or German Schmalz. Doublet of smalt, smalto, and enamel.

Derived words

schmaltz up schmaltzy
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