Pronunciations

echar lashon (eh-TSHAR lah-SHOWN) listen

Definitions

  • v. To shoot the breeze, hang out.

  • v. To gossip.

Example Sentences

  • "What did you do over at Sabetai's house? Did you just echar lashon all day?"

Languages of Origin

  • Ladino

Etymology


    • Who Uses This

      • Ottoman Sephardim: Jews with ancestry in Spain and, post-expulsion, in Turkey, Greece, and other parts of the Ottoman Empire

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • None

      Alternative Spellings

      char lashon

Notes


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