Every Yiddish word

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• BABKAnounYiddish4 findersA Central and Eastern European coffee cake flavored with orange rind, rum, almonds, and raisins; or with some single flavoring, such as chocolate or lemon.
• BLINTZnounYiddish21 findersA thin blin (pancake), filled (often with sweet cheese) and folded, then fried and often served with sour cream, fruit, or a sweet sauce.
• DAVENverbYiddish63 findersto recite the Jewish liturgy; to pray
• FARFELnounYiddish4 findersSmall pellet-shaped egg pasta in Ashkenazic Jewish cuisine, made instead out of matzah during Passover.
• FINKnounYiddish78 findersA contemptible person.
• GAZUMPverbYiddish5 findersTo swindle; to extort.
• GEFILTEnounYiddish106 findersEllipsis of gefilte fish.
• KASHAnounYiddish20 findersA porridge made from boiled buckwheat groats, or sometimes from other cereal groats.
• KASHERverbYiddish6 findersTo render kosher. (of meat) to remove excess blood from by washing and salting
• KEISTERnounYiddish28 findersThe anus or buttocks.
• KNEIDLACHnounYiddish8 findersmatzo balls
• KREPLACHnounYiddish23 findersSmall dumplings of Eastern European origin, filled with meat or cheese and served usually in soup.
• KREPLECHnounYiddish2 findersAlternative form of kreplach.
• KVETCHERnounYiddish57 findersA person who kvetches; a complainer, kvetch.
• LOKSHENnounYiddish3 findersFlat egg noodles from Yiddish cuisine.
• LUFTMENSCHnounYiddish63 findersA person who is highly intellectual or contemplative but detached from practical affairs, especially the need to earn a living.
• MACHERnounYiddish6 findersAn important person, often in the negative sense of self-important; a bigwig.
• MAFTIRnounYiddish1 finderThe person who reads the Haftarah.
• MOHELnounYiddish41 findersThe person who performs the circumcision in a Jewish bris.
• NEBBISHnounYiddish8 findersOne who is fearful, indecisive and timid, especially in making decisions and plans, in discussions, debates, arguments, and confrontations, and in taking responsibility.
• NISHpronounYiddish3 findersNothing.
• NITWITnounYiddish3 findersA scatterbrained or stupid person.
• OOFIERadjectiveYiddish3 findersHaving lots of money rich, wealthy.
• OOFIESTadjectiveYiddish5 findersHaving lots of money rich, wealthy.
• OOFTISHnounYiddish8 findersMoney.
• OOFTISHESnounYiddish1 finderMoney.
• OOFYadjectiveYiddish3 findersHaving lots of money rich, wealthy.
• PAREVEadjectiveYiddish17 findersOf food: that has no meat or milk in any form as an ingredient.
• PISHERnounYiddish22 findersSomebody who is inept at a task or new to a job.
• PLOTZverbYiddish12 findersTo flop down wearily.
• PUTZnounYiddish64 findersA fool, an idiot.
• REBBEnounYiddish1 finderThe spiritual leader of a Hasidic Jewish community.
• SCHLUMPnounYiddish46 findersSomeone who is lazy, slovenly, or dull-looking.
• SCHMOnounYiddish14 findersA stupid, obnoxious, pathetic, or otherwise contemptible person; a schmuck.
• SCHNOOKnounYiddish6 findersA person who is easily taken advantage of.
• SHEENYnounYiddish5 findersA Jew.
• SHIVAnounYiddish344 findersA weeklong period of formal mourning for a close relative.
• SHTICKnounYiddish31 findersA generally humorous routine.
• SPIELnounYiddish139 findersA lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade.
• SPRITZnounYiddish17 findersA sprinkling or spray of liquid; a small amount of liquid.
• STOOGEnounYiddish34 findersOne who knowingly allows themself to be used for another's profit; a dupe.
• TEIGLACHnounYiddish7 findersSmall knotted pastries boiled in a honeyed syrup, a traditional Ashkenazi Jewish treat.
• YENTAnounYiddish108 findersA woman who meddles in the business of others; a busybody; a female gossipmonger.
• YUTZnounYiddish16 findersA foolish, incompetent, awkward, or contemptible person.

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