shmais

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Pronunciations

shmais (SHMICE) listen

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Definitions

Example Sentences

  • "On hoshana rabba you take your lulav and you give it a shmeis on the ground."

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • שמײַס shmays

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage
      • Ethnic: Jews whose Jewish identity is primarily ethnic

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      Alternative Spellings

      shmays, schmais, shmeis, schmeis

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