YIDDISH


Meaning of YIDDISH in English

Yid ‧ dish /ˈjɪdɪʃ/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: Yiddish ; Origin: yidish (daytsh) 'Jewish (German)' ]

a language based on German used by older Jewish people, especially those who are from Eastern Europe ⇨ Hebrew

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.