Chuzpe

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Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish חוצפּה (khutspe), from Aramaic חוצפא (ḥuṣpāʾ, “audacity”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxʊtspə/, ,
  • Audio (Germany):(file)

Noun

Chuzpe f (genitive Chuzpe, no plural)

  1. (less common than in American English) chutzpah
    Synonyms: Dreistigkeit, Dummdreistigkeit

Declension

Declension of Chuzpe
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Chuzpe
genitive einer der Chuzpe
dative einer der Chuzpe
accusative eine die Chuzpe

Further reading

  • “Chuzpe” in Duden online
  • “Chuzpe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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