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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [shmahlts, shmawlts]
- /ʃmɑlts, ʃmɔlts/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [shmahlts, shmawlts]
- /ʃmɑlts, ʃmɔlts/
Definitions of schmalz word
- noun schmalz Informal. exaggerated sentimentalism, as in music or soap operas. 1
- noun schmalz fat or grease, especially of a chicken. 1
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Origin of schmalz
First appearance:
before 1930 One of the 10% newest English words
1930-35; < Yiddish shmalts or German Schmaltz; cognate with smelt1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Schmalz
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
schmalz popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
schmalz usage trend in Literature
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