se'udah mafseket

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Definitions

  • n. The meal eaten before beginning a fast.

Example Sentences

  • "I don’t see what the problem would be with timed release nutrition if taken before yom kippur. After all, when we eat seudah mafsekes, the food we eat takes several hours to digest. So what really is the difference?" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • סְעוּדָה מַפְסֶקֶת

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America

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      • None

      Alternative Spellings

      se'uda mafseket, seuda mafseket, seudah mafseket, seudah mafsekes, seuda mafsekes, se'uda mafsekes, se'udah mafsekes

Notes

  • Definitions were contributed from Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow.


    See also se'uda.

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