zach

Pronunciations

Definitions

  • n. Thing.

  • n. Matter.

Example Sentences

  • "The gantseh zach only took two hours." (source)

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  • "I asked you to pick up the zach!"

  • "I want to help him, but the zach is that he needs to learn to take care of himself"

Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • זאַך zakh 'thing, matter'

    • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America
      • Great Britain

      Dictionaries

      • Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).

      Alternative Spellings

      zakh

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