tichel

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Pronunciations

tichel (TIH-chuhl) listen

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Definitions

Example Sentences

  • "I find that rectangular tichels stay on better than the square ones." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • טיכל tikhl 'women's shawl'

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America
      • Australia / New Zealand
      • Great Britain
      • South Africa

      Dictionaries

      • 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).

      Alternative Spellings

      tikhl, tichl

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