SCHMALTZ


Meaning of SCHMALTZ in English

/ ʃmɔːlts; NAmE / noun

[ U ] ( informal , disapproving ) the quality of being too sentimental

►  schmaltzy adjective ( schmaltz·ier , schmaltzi·est )

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WORD ORIGIN

1930s: from Yiddish shmaltz , from German Schmalz dripping, lard.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.