For Yiddish words used in English, particularly in the U.S., see Yiddish words used in English. This is a list of words that have entered the English language from the Yiddish language, many of them by way of American English. There are differing approaches to the romanisation of Yiddish orthography (which uses the Hebrew alphabet) and the spelling of some of these words may therefore be variable (for example, schlep is also seen as shlep, schnoz as shnozz). 1 Some form of this ancient practice is found in cultures around the world, from the Finnish sauna to the Russian bania, and from the Jewish shvitz to the Turkish hamman. 2  The ceremonial sweat lodge, for instance, had an easy precedent in the old-fashioned shvitz. 1.1 A session in a sauna or steam bath: when it’s time for thinking I like to have a shvitz. More example sentences. 1  One of the most memorable dreams involved me conversing with Lou as we took a shvitz together. Many of these words have slightly different meanings and usages in English, from their Yiddish originals. For example chutzpah is usually used in Yiddish with a negative connotation meaning improper audacity, while in English it has a more positive meaning. There are differing approaches to the romanisation of Yiddish orthography (which uses the Hebrew alphabet) and the spelling of some of these words may therefore be variable (for example, schlep is also seen as shlep, schnoz as shnozz). More example sentences. 1  The kid looked like someone your zaide chatted with every week at the shvitz up on 10th Street. 2  Some form of this ancient practice is found in cultures around the world, from the Finnish sauna to the Russian bania, and from the Jewish shvitz to the Turkish hamman. 1.1 A session in a sauna or steam bath: when it’s time for thinking I like to have a shvitz. More example sentences. 1  One of the most memorable dreams involved me conversing with Lou as we took a shvitz together. A list of English words of Yiddish origin is found below. Except as noted, all words listed can be found in the current online edition of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (AHD), or the Merriam-Webster dictionary (MW). There are differing approaches to the romanisation of Yiddish orthography (which uses the Hebrew alphabet) and the spelling of some of these words may therefore be variable (for example, schlep is also seen as shlep, schnoz as shnozz). Yiddish is a Germanic language, originally spoken by the Jews of Central and later Eastern Europe, written in the Hebrew alphabet, and containing a substantial substratum of words from Hebrew as well as numerous loans from Slavic languages. There are differing approaches to the romanisation of Yiddish orthography (which uses the Hebrew alphabet) and the spelling of some of these words may therefore be variable (for example, schlep is also seen as shlep, schnoz as shnozz). If you’re a Cleveland Jewish man and have never been to The Schvitz, you are a disgrace. Real Cleveland Jewish men will regularly malign you, impugning your Jewish bona fides. The Schvitz is at East 116 Street and Luke, off Kinsman Road (a lousy neighborhood). The Schvitz has no sign. The Schvitz’s official name is something like the Mt. Pleasant Russian-Turkish Baths. Some people call it the Bathhouse. Example Sentences.  1 There is no air conditioning, so on days when Wilshire Boulevard Temple is filled, Leder says, it is more like a schvitz, a steam bath, than a synagogue. (from an article in the LA Times). 2  It was so hot in shul that everyone was shvitsing.  1 The kid looked like someone your zaide chatted with every week at the shvitz up on 10th Street. 2  Some form of this ancient practice is found in cultures around the world, from the Finnish sauna to the Russian bania, and from the Jewish shvitz to the Turkish hamman. 1.1 A session in a sauna or steam bath: when it’s time for thinking I like to have a shvitz. More example sentences. 1  One of the most memorable dreams involved me conversing with Lou as we took a shvitz together.
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