nosherai

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Pronunciations

nosherai (noh-shur-AY) listen

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Definitions

  • n. Snacks.

Example Sentences

  • "Make sure we have lots of nosherai for when the kids come over."

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • נאַשערײַ nasheráy 'sweets'

      • Who Uses This

      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America
      • Great Britain
      • South Africa

      Dictionaries

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

      Alternative Spellings

      nasherai, nasheray

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