SCHMALTZ


Meaning of SCHMALTZ in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also schmalz ˈshmȯlts, ˈshmälts

Etymology: Yiddish shmalts, literally, rendered fat

Date: 1935

1. : sentimental or florid music or art

2. : sentimentality

• schmaltzy ˈshmȯlt-sē, ˈshmält- adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.