gut moed
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Pronunciations

a gutn moed (ah GUT-n MOY-ed) listen
gut moed (gut MO-ed) listen

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Definitions

  • interj. Good holiday, used especially during chol hamoed.

Example Sentences

  • "Gut moed, my friends!"

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • גוט מועד gut moyed 'happy festival season'

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage
      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older

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      Dictionaries

      • Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).
      • Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow

      Alternative Spellings

      goot moed, gut moyed, gut mo'ed, gut moy'ed, gut moeid, gut moyeid, gut mo'eid, gut moy'eid, gut moeyd, gut moyeyd, gut mo'eyd, gut moy'eyd, a gutn moyd, a gutn moed, a guten moed, a gutn moid, a guten moid

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