chush

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Pronunciations

chush (CHOOSH) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A sense, feeling; flair.

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish
  • Modern Hebrew

Etymology

  • TH חוש khush 'sense' > Y חוש khush

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      khusch, chusch, khush

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