SHIKSA


Meaning of SHIKSA in English

[ 'ʃɪksə ]

■ noun derogatory (used especially by Jews) a gentile girl or woman.

Origin

C19: from Yiddish shikse , from Heb. šiqṛāh (from šeqeṛ 'detested thing' + the feminine suffix -āh ).

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