I. ˈyidish, -dēsh noun
( -es )
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: Yiddish yidish, short for yidish daytsh, literally, Jewish German, from Middle High German jüdisch diutsch, from jüdisch Jewish (from Jude Jew + -isch -ish) + diutsch German, from Old High German diutisc — more at dutch
: a High German language spoken by Jews chiefly in eastern Europe and areas to which Jews from eastern Europe have migrated and commonly written in Hebrew characters — called also Judeo-German; ; see indo-european languages table
II. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
1. : of, relating to, or characteristic of Yiddish
a Yiddish word
2. : consisting of or written in Yiddish
Yiddish newspapers
Yiddish literature