marshas

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Definitions

  • n. A wicked woman.

Example Sentences

  • "Ever since she divorced her husband, he's been telling everyone she's a marshas."

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y מרשעת marshas

      • Who Uses This

      • 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

      marshes

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