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tsuris

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Main Entry: tsu·ris

Variant(s): also tsou·ris \ˈtsü-ris, ˈtsu̇r-is\ or tso·ris \ˈtsȯr-is\

Function: noun

Etymology: Yiddish tsures, tsores, plural of tsure, tsore trouble, distress, from Hebrew ṣārāh

Date: 1901

: trouble, distress

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