farbreng

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Pronunciations

farbreng (far-BRENG) listen

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Definitions

  • v. To hold a farbrengen or take part in one.

  • v. To spend or pass time.

Example Sentences

  • "R' Yossi Paltiel to Farbreng for Gimmel Tammuz[.]" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • פֿאַרברענג farbreng 'spend (time)' (verb stem)

      • Who Uses This

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

      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).

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