forshpil

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Pronunciations

forshpil (FOR-shpeel) listen

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Definitions

  • n. An Ashkenazi custom of entertaining the bride on the Sabbath afternoon or evening preceding the wedding.

Example Sentences

  • "Each time that there's a forshpil, it's like a new experience."
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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • פֿאַרשפּיל farshpil 'prelude'

      • Who Uses This

      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America
      • Great Britain

      Dictionaries

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

      Alternative Spellings

      farshpil, forschpil, farschpil, forshpiel, farshpiel, forschpiel, farschpiel

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