Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pashkevil

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pashkevil
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A poster put up in an Orthodox Jewish community, especially a Haredi enclave, to advise on correct behaviour.

Etymology

From Yiddish פּאַשקעוויל (pashkevil).

Origin

Source language: Yiddish

Word Breakdown

Root: פּאַשקעוויל

Inflected Forms

pashkevilim (plural)

Questions

What does pashkevil mean?: A poster put up in an Orthodox Jewish community, especially a Haredi enclave, to advise on correct behaviour.
Where does pashkevil come from?: It is traced to Yiddish.

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