shiksa
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See also: शिक्षा
English
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Etymology
From Yiddish שיקסע (shikse), which is partly derived from the Hebrew שֶׁקֶץ (šeqeṣ, “abomination, impure, object of loathing”).
Pronunciation
Noun
shiksa (plural shiksas)
- (Judaism, often derogatory) A non-Jewish girl, especially one who is attractive and young.
- (derogatory) a sexually promiscuous gentile woman.
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Translations
non-Jewish girl
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Spanish
Noun
shiksa f (plural shiksas)
- Alternative form of shikse