pitseleh

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Pronunciations

pitseleh (PIT-sel-uh) listen

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Definitions

  • n. Little one, dear.

Example Sentences

  • "Congratulations on your 5th birthday, pitseleh!"

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • פּיצעלע pitsele 'tiny piece'

      • Who Uses This

      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America
      • Great Britain

      Dictionaries

      • The New Joys of Yiddish, by Leo Rosten and Lawrence Bush (New York, 2003[1968]).
      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      pitsele, pitzeleh, pitzele

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