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Page 1 of 2 1 2 > Topic Options #194403 - 11/30/10 11:39 AM skvetch BranShea Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 5295 Loc: Netherlands, the Hague Kwets is the Dutch name of a certain species of plumbs (Prunus domestica subsp. domestica); it is a slender dark blue frosted prune used for making jams and the distillation of slivovitsj. The origin of Prunus domestica is not clear. For a long time people supposed it was the result of crossbreeding between (Prunus spinosa) and(Prunus cerasifera). This would have taken place by accident in the Kaukasus region, where both parent species grew. kvetch is a Yiddish word. I know I have the habit of wanting to see connections where they ain't, but still I like to see this word having travelled from the Kaukasus into the wide wide world. For a person who is always complaining we also refer to prunes. In Dutch "Zuurpruim" - "sour prune" is the word for what is called here a "kvetch". Image of kwets Top #194404 - 11/30/10 11:42 AM Re: skvetch [Re: BranShea] LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/08 Posts: 8426 Loc: Land of the Flat Water Makes me hungry for Spring already, and winter not yet here. _________________________ ----please, draw me a sheep---- Top #194411 - 11/30/10 02:18 PM Re: kvetch [Re: LukeJavan8] BranShea Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 5295 Loc: Netherlands, the Hague Then this year we have mazeltov and are ahead with winter. We have snow on the ground and 14 fahrenheit = sub zero 10 celsius at least till the end of the week. And we all (most) like it! Top #194415 - 11/30/10 03:16 PM Re: skvetch [Re: BranShea] bexter addict Registered: 11/17/10 Posts: 677 Loc: Middle Earth Here it is -3 or 4 celsius and we have SNOW! not much to be honest and it is melting but still snow, and before December too! I can't remember the last time that happened _________________________ ----The next sentence is true. The previous sentence is false---- Top #194416 - 11/30/10 03:23 PM Re: skvetch [Re: bexter] BranShea Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 5295 Loc: Netherlands, the Hague Lucky Middle Earth! Btw, there's a typo in the head of this thread. I have an attack of severe typomania. It should be Caucasian kvetch, not skvetch. Can't edit. Sorry. Top #194417 - 11/30/10 03:26 PM Re: skvetch [Re: BranShea] LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/08 Posts: 8426 Loc: Land of the Flat Water We have some snow, a dusting really, and a temp of 24F. Strong wind, looks and feels like winter. _________________________ ----please, draw me a sheep---- Top #194422 - 11/30/10 04:09 PM Re: kvetch [Re: BranShea] tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 10538 Loc: this too shall pass we got 8" of snow on Nov. 15 here (Minneapolis) and they declared a Snow Emergency even while predicting that it would all melt within a couple days. yesterday (two weeks later) it rained most of the day, finally melting most of what was still on the ground. last night it snowed again. already I'm tired of, yes, winter. Top #194423 - 11/30/10 04:12 PM Re: kvetch [Re: LukeJavan8] bexter addict Registered: 11/17/10 Posts: 677 Loc: Middle Earth Log fires for me here on in. Arctic winds can be a bit chilly! _________________________ ----The next sentence is true. The previous sentence is false---- Top #194477 - 12/01/10 11:13 AM Re: kvetch [Re: BranShea] Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/24/02 Posts: 7210 Loc: Vermont 46°F and rainy here. in Vermont. in December. sheesh. _________________________ formerly known as etaoin... Top #194484 - 12/01/10 03:40 PM Re: kvetch [Re: Buffalo Shrdlu] olly old hand Registered: 12/18/06 Posts: 956 Loc: Auckland, New Zealand 20+ deg celsius in balmy Auckland. Roll on summer. Top Page 1 of 2 1 2 > Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview Hop to: General Topics ------   Information and announcements   Q&A about words   Wordplay and fun   Words and languages in schools   Miscellany   Weekly Themes   Looking for (writers, speakers, ...) (Old) Weekly themes. 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