broch

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Pronunciations

broch (BRUHKH) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A misfortune, curse.

Example Sentences

  • "Don't do that! You'll put a broch on our family."

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Yiddish בראָך brokh 'disaster'

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older

      Regions

      • North America
      • Great Britain

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      brokh, bruch, brukh

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