SHIKSA


Meaning of SHIKSA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

or shik·se ˈshik-sə

Etymology: Yiddish shikse, feminine of sheygets non-Jewish boy, from Hebrew sheqeṣ blemish, abomination

Date: 1872

1. often disparaging : a non-Jewish girl or woman

2. : a Jewish girl or woman who does not observe Jewish precepts — used especially by Orthodox Jews

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.