Yiddish
noun/ˈjɪdɪʃ/
/ˈjɪdɪʃ/
[uncountable]- a Jewish language, originally used in central and eastern Europe, based on a form of German with words from Hebrew and several modern languagesTopics Languagec2Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Yiddish yidish (daytsh) ‘Jewish (German)’.
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