dos two beeches
Pronunciations
dos two beeches | (dohs too BEE-chihz) | listen |
Definitions
n. Fifty cents (four bits).
Example Sentences
"That soda costs dos two beeches."
Languages of Origin
- Ladino
- English
Etymology
'Dos' means two in Ladino and 'beeches' is a mispronunciation of 'bits'.
- Sephardim: Jews with Sephardi or Mizrahi heritage
- North America
- None
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Alternative Spellings
dos 2 beeches, dos two beaches, dos 2 beaches
Notes
This was common in the early 19th century; now typically used as an inside joke among Sephardic Jews.
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