schmaltz

== English == === Alternative forms === schmalz, shmaltz, shmalz === Etymology === Borrowed from Yiddish שמאַלץ (shmalts) or German Schmalz. Doublet of smalt, smalto, and enamel. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ʃmɒlts/, /ʃmɔːlts/ (US) IPA(key): /ʃmɔlts/, /ʃmɑlts/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ʃmɑlts/ Rhymes: -ɒlts, -ɔːlts === Noun === schmaltz (uncountable) (cooking) Rendered chicken or goose fat. (figurative, derogatory) Excessively sentimental art or music. ==== Derived terms ==== schmaltz up schmaltzy ==== Translations ====