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Yiddish
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew אפילו (afilú, “even”), whence also Ladino afilú (“even (if)”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
אַפֿילו • (afile)
- even (emphasizing a comparison or implying an extreme example)
אַפֿילו אַ בלינדע וועווערקע געפֿינט אַ מאָל אַ חזיר־ניסל- Afile a blinde veverke gefint a mol a khazer-nisl.
- Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn sometimes.
- even though; despite