loksh

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Pronunciations

lokshen (LAHK-shin) listen
loksh (LAHKSH)

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Definitions

  • n. Noodles.

  • n. By extension, an Italian.

  • n. By extension, a thin person.

  • n. A dollar.

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Example Sentences

  • “Would you like some lokshn left over from last night?” (NJY)

  • "I remember my grandmother rolling and chopping the lokshen so fast i thought she would cut her fingers!" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • לאָקשן lokshn (sing. לאָקש loksh)

      • Who Uses This

      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America
      • Great Britain
      • South Africa

      Dictionaries

      • The New Joys of Yiddish, by Leo Rosten and Lawrence Bush (New York, 2003[1968]).
      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
      • Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).
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      Alternative Spellings

      lockshen, luckshen, lokshn, lukshn, luksh, lacksh, lukshen, lukshn

Notes

  • Often used in the phrase "lokshen kugel".

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