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yiddish

/ˈjɪdɪʃ/
noun
  1. A language spoken by many Jewish people, originally from Central and Eastern Europe. It combines German, Hebrew, and other languages and is written using the Hebrew alphabet.
    • She is taking a class to learn Yiddish so she can read old family letters.
    • Many Yiddish words, like 'bagel' and 'klutz', have become part of everyday English.
    • My grandmother still speaks Yiddish with her friends from the old neighborhood.
adjective
  1. Relating to the Yiddish language or the culture of Yiddish-speaking Jewish people.
    • He loves listening to Yiddish folk songs from the early 1900s.
    • The museum has a wonderful exhibit on Yiddish theater in New York.
    • The Yiddish press was very active in many cities before World War II.