Chöltsch
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Middle High German kölsch, kölsche (“Colognian”). Named after the textiles exported from Cologne and the surrounding Rhine-Ruhr area.
Noun
Chöltsch m
- (Uri) colorful cotton or linen
References
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 21.