hashgacha pratis

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Pronunciations

hashgacha pratis (hash-gah-KHAH prah-TEES) listen
hashgacha pratis (hash-GUH-khuh PRUH-tis) listen

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Definitions

Example Sentences

  • "By hashgacha pratis, the other day, I bumped into your cousin, who said he found your lost phone."

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • השגחה פרטית hashgacha pratit 'individual supervision'

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

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

      Dictionaries

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

      Alternative Spellings

      hashgokhah pratis, hashgokheh pratis, hashgokha pratis, hashgokhe pratis, hashgakhah pratit, hashgakhah pratis, hashgakha pratit, hashgakha pratis, hashgochah pratis, hashgocheh pratis, hashgocha pratis, hashgacha pratit, hashgachah pratis, hashgachah pratit, hashgoche pratis

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