kapelye

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Definitions

  • n. A band, especially a klezmer one.

Example Sentences

  • "Separately I would like to add that I was also very impressed with the Kapelye, this is the best combining I have heard of absolute authenticity with first-rate musicality, I hope to hear more from them in the future." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • קאַפּעליע kapelye

      • Who Uses This

      • 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

      kapelyeh, kapelieh, kapelie

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