khanife

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Definitions

  • n. Flattery.

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y חניפֿה khnife

      • Who Uses This

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

      khanifeh, chanife, chanifeh, chnifeh, chnife, khnifeh, khnife

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