Pronunciations

Definitions

• n. Success; luck.

Languages of Origin

• Textual Hebrew
• Yiddish

Etymology

• TH הַצְלָחָה > Y הצלחה hatslokhe

Who Uses This

• Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
• Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older

Regions

• North America

Dictionaries

• Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
• Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).
• Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).
• Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow
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Alternative Spellings

hatzlachah, hatslakha, hatslakhah, hatslacha, hatslachah, hatslokhe, hatsloche, hatzloche, hatzlokhe