Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

khazer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
khaz-er
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pig; a greedy person.

American usage; Slang

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish חזיר (khazer), from Hebrew חֲזִיר.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: חזיר, חֲזִיר

Usage

Inflected Forms

khazers (plural)

Questions

What does khazer mean?
A pig; a greedy person.
Where does khazer come from?
It is traced to Yiddish.

How to pronounce khazer

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