קאַצעט

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Yiddish

Etymology

From the pronunciation of German KZ. Compare Polish kacet.

Pronunciation

Noun

קאַצעט (katsetm, plural קאַצעטן (katsetn)

  1. concentration camp
    • 2017 August 25, מאיר יעלין, “ערבֿ ראָש־השנה אין קאָוונער געטאָ [Rosh Hashanah Eve in the Kovno Ghetto]”, in Forverts:
      ער האָט איבערגעלעבט די קאָוונער געטאָ, דעם קאַצעט דאַכאַו.
      er hot ibergelebt di kovner geto, dem katset dakhau.
      He survived the Kovno Ghetto the concentration camp Dachau.

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