haschala

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Definitions

  • n. A start, first attempt.

Example Sentences

  • “I didn't make it through the Daf, but at least I made a haschala.” (Weiser)

  • "The hakdoma, on the metzius of yeshivish, is tief, and the other shticklach at the haschala (including a translation of Hamlet's soliloquy) are peledik." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y התחלה haskhole

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

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

      Alternative Spellings

      haschalah, haskhala, haskhalah

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