gut moed

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Pronunciations

gut moed (gut MO-ed) listen

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Definitions

  • interj. Good holiday.

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

      Regions

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

      Dictionaries

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

      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

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