poshet

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Pronunciations

poshut (PUH-shoot) listen

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Definitions

  • adj. Simple.

Example Sentences

  • "It's not really so poshet."

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH פשוט pashút > Y פּשוט póshet

      • 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

      poshut, pashut, poshute, poshete, pashute

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