Definitions

  • n. A ceremony held a few days before a wedding in which a bride’s eyebrows and facial hair are plucked for the first time.

Example Sentences

  • "A bride at Kosh-chinon ceremony at a Bukharan wedding." (source)

Languages of Origin

  • Bukharian

Who Uses This

  • Bukharian: Jews with ancestry in Central Asia, such as Uzbekistan and Tajikistan

Regions

  • North America

Dictionaries

  • None

Alternative Spellings

kosh khinon, kosh-chinon, kosh-khinon

Notes

  • The mirror she uses to view her “clean” face is kept as a memento. Although in the United States, women do not typically wait until marriage to remove their facial hair, they may still hold the ceremony nevertheless.

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