pleyte

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Definitions

  • n. An escape.

  • n. A refugee.

Example Sentences

  • "One pleyta, Asya Fruman, will not be on stage herself, but her work will be." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y פּליטה pleyte

      • 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

      playte, pleite, plaite, pleyta, pleita, plaita, playta

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