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Yiddish
Etymology
From Hebrew שַׁמָּשׁ (shamásh).
Noun
שמשׂ • (shames) m, plural שמשׂים (shamosem)
- (Judaism) sexton, synagogue caretaker
- (Judaism) candle used to light the others on a menorah
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