petcha

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Pronunciations

petcha (puh-TSHAH) listen

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Definitions

  • n. Calves' foot jelly or jellied chicken served with garlic and spices as an appetizer.

Example Sentences

  • “Just be glad she didn't make petcha!” (source)

  • "It is said that a Litvak is like petcha -- it's cold, it shuckles, and exposed to a little warmth, it simply melts away."

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • פּעטשאַ פּעטשע פּעצאַ פּעטסאַ פּעצע פּעטסע petsha petshe petsa petse

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America
      • South Africa

      Dictionaries

      • Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

      Alternative Spellings

      petze, p'tze, petse, p'tse, petshe, p'tshe, petche, p'tche, petza, p'tza, petsa, p'tsa, petsha, p'tsha, p'tcha

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