Etymology

glatt

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Today it means: Having none of a particular kind of adhesion on the outside of its lungs; only meat from a glatt animal can be kosher. Full definition →

Yiddish גלאַט
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glatt · adjective1

  1. Yiddish · borrowed fromגלאַט“smooth”
  2. English todayglatt

Borrowed from Yiddish גלאַט (glat, “smooth”). Doublet of glad.

Glatt · proper noun2

South German and Jewish surname, from the adjective glatt (“sleek, smooth”).

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