Definitions

• n. Robbery, thievery.
  

Example Sentences

Languages of Origin

• Textual Hebrew
• Yiddish

Etymology

• גזלה gzeyle
  

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

• North America

Dictionaries

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

Alternative Spellings

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