Yiddish
Yid·dish
noun \ˈyi-dish\Definition of YIDDISH
: a High German language written in Hebrew characters that is spoken by Jews and descendants of Jews of central and eastern European origin
— Yiddish adjective
Origin of YIDDISH
Yiddish yidish, short for yidish daytsh, literally, Jewish German, from Middle High German jüdisch diutsch, from jüdisch Jewish (from Jude Jew) + diutsch German
First Known Use: 1875
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