goyte

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Pronunciations

goyte (GOY-tuh) listen
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Definitions

  • n. A non-Jewish woman, especially a domestic worker.

Example Sentences

  • "Is the goyte coming to help clean before Pesach?"

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y (גויע(טע góye(te) 'gentile, non-Jewish woman'

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America
      • Great Britain

      Dictionaries

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

      Alternative Spellings

      goyta, goye, goya, goia, goie

Notes

  • See also goy.

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