Everyday Yiddish-English-Yiddish Dictionary (Starting with "C")

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Everyday Yiddish-English-Yiddish Dictionary
(Starting with "C")

By Natalya Belinsky,
"Fluent English Educational Project"

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Chai

Khai
life

Hebrew word for LIFE, comprised of the two Hebrew letters, Chet and Yod. There is a sect of Jewish mysticism that assigns a numeric value to each letter in the Hebrew alphabet and is devoted to finding hidden meanings in the numeric values of words. The letter "Chet" has the numeric value of 8, and the letter "Yod", has the value of 10, for a total of 18.

Chaider

Khaider
Religious School
Cheder
Kheder
Religious
School

Religious School

Chaim Yonkel

Chaim Yankel
khaim Yankel
Khaim Yonkel
every Tom
Dick and Harry
every Tom
Dick or Harry
every
Tom
Dick or Harry
Tom
Dick
Harry
half-wit
half
wit
Chaim
Yonkel
Yankel
Khaim

1. every Tom, Dick and Harry; 2. a half-wit

Chaimyankel kooternooz

Khaimyankel kooternooz
perennial cuckold
perennial
cuckold
Chaimyankel
Khaimyankel
kooternooz

perennial cuckold

Chaleria

Khaleria
Evil woman
Evil
woman

Evil woman. (Probably derived from "cholera".)

Chaleshen

Khaleshen
faint

faint

Challa

Khalla
Ceremonial egg bread
Ceremonial
egg bread
egg
bread

Ceremonial "egg" bread. Either round or shaped long. Used on Shabbat and most religious observances with the exception of Pesach (Passover)

Chaloshes

Khaloshes
Nausea
faintness
disgusting
unconsciousness
Chalosches
khalosches

Nausea, faintness, unconsciousness; disgusting

Chalushisdick

khalushisdick
Chalushisdik
khalushisdik
Nauseating
sickening

Nauseating, sickening

chamalyeh

khamalyeh
punch
hard hit
hard
hit

punch, hard hit

Chamoole

Khamoole
Donkey
jackass
numbskull
fool

Donkey, jackass, numbskull, fool

Chamoyer du ainer

Chamoyer du ainer!
You blockhead
You dope
You ass
blockhead
dope
ass
Chamoyer
du
ainer

You blockhead! You dope! You ass!

Chanukah

Khanukah
Khanukkah
Chanukkah
Festival of Lights
Festival
Lights
Light

Also known as the "Festival of Lights", commemorates the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem. Chanukah is celebrated for 8 days during which one additional candle is added to the menorah on each night of the holiday.

Chap a gang

Khap a gang
khap
Beat it
Catch a way
catch a road
Catch
way
road
Beat
Chap
gang

Beat it! (Lit., Catch a way; catch a road)

Chap ein a meesa meshina

Khap ein a meesa meshina
May
suffer
ugly fate
ugly
fate
Chap
khap
ein
meesa
meshina

May you suffer an ugly fate!

Chap nit

Chap
nit
Take it easy
Not so fast
Don't grab
Take
easy
Not
so
fast
Don't
grab

Take it easy! Not so fast! (Lit., Don't grab!)

Chaptsem

khaptsem
Catch him
Catch

Catch him!

Chas v'cholileh

khas v'kholileh
G-d forbid
God forbid
G-d
God
forbid
Chas
v'cholileh
Khas
cholileh
v'kholileh
kholileh

G-d forbid!

Chassene

Chasseneh
khassene
khasseneh
Wedding
Chasene
khasene

Wedding

Chassene machen

khassene makhen
Chassene
machen
khassene
makhen
perform a wedding
plan and execute a wedding
perform
plan and execute
wedding

to plan and execute a wedding; to perform a wedding

Chaver

Chavver
Khaver
Chev 'r' mann
khev 'r' mann
khavver
Friend
Chev 'r'
mann
Chev 'r' man
khev 'r' man
man
buddy

Friend; buddy

Chaye

khaye
Chaie
khaie
Animal
beast

Animal, beast

Chazen

Chazzen
khazen
khazzen
Cantor

Cantor

Chazenteh

Chazzenteh
khazenteh
khazzenteh
Wife of a cantor
cantor's wife
Wife
cantor

Wife of a cantor

Chazer

khazer
Chazzer
khazzer
pig
Selfish person
Selfish
person

A pig; one who eats like a pig; a selfish person

Chazeray

khazeray
Chazerai
Chazzerei
khazerai
garbage
junk

garbage, junk; junky, unsubstantial stuff

Chazzerei

Chazzerey
Chazeray
Khazzerei
Khazzerey
chazerai
khazerai
disgusting stuff
trash
disgusting
stuff
Chazerei
Chazerey
Khazerei
Khazerey
Swill
pig's feed
pig
feed
anything bad
bad
unpalatable
rotten
junk food
junk
food

1. Swill; pig's feed; "junk food".
Example:
For lunch, all teenagers like caramel corn, marshmallows, pizza and pop - that's chazerai!
2. A lot of household or other kinds of junk; disgusting stuff, trash.
Commentary:
Chazzerei is what you win at the state fair.
3. Anything bad, unpalatable, rotten.

Chazzershtal

khazzershtal
Chazershtal
khazershtal
Pigpen
slovenly
sloven

Pigpen; slovenly kept room or house

Chedar

khedar
Cheder
kheder
room

room

Chei

khei
Eighteen
life

Eighteen; life; word formed by the combination of Hebrew letters meaning eighteen and life

Chei kuck

Chey kuck
khei kuck
khey kuck
Chei
kuck
Chey
khei
khey
shit
human dung
dung
worthless

(taboo) Nothing, infinitesimal, worthless, unimportant. (Lit., human dung)

Chevra

khevra
Comradship

Comradship

Chmallyeh

khmallyeh
Chmalyeh
khmalyeh
Severe blow
Severe
blow
bang
punch
Slam
Wallop

Severe blow; bang, punch; Slam! Wallop!

Chochem

khokhem
Genius
very clever person
very clever
person
very
clever
clever person

Genius; very clever person (sometimes sarcastically)

Chochem attick

khokhem attick
Chochem atik
Khokhem atik
Chochem
attick
khokhem
wise man
wise guy
wise
man
guy
atik
attik
atick

A wise man (Slang: A wise guy)

Chochma

Chochme
Chochmeh
Khokhme
Khokhma
Khokhmeh
Wisdom
bright saying
witticism
bright idea
bright
saying
idea

Wisdom, bright saying, witticism, bright idea

Cholem

kholem

dream

Choleria

kholeria
Choleryeh
kholeryeh
A chaleyre
chaleyre
A chaleire
khaleire
A chaleyreh
chaleyreh
A khaleyreh
khaleyreh
A plague on you
plague on you
plague on
Cholera
curse
plague

Cholera, curse, plague; A plague on you

Choshever mentsh

khoshever mentsh
Choshever mensh
khoshever mensh
Choshever
khoshever
mentsh
mensh
Man of worth and dignity
elite person
respected person
Man
worth
dignity
elite
respected
person

Man of worth and dignity; elite person; respected person

Chosid

khosid
Rabid fan
Rabid
fan

Rabid fan

Chossen

khossen
Chousin
khousin
Bridegroom

Bridegroom

Chossen-kalleh

khossen-kalleh
Chossen-kaleh
Chossen
kalleh
khossen
kaleh
Bride and groom
engaged couple
Bride
groom
engaged
couple

Bride and groom; engaged couple

Choyzik machen

khoyzik makhen
Choyzik
machen
khoyzik
makhen
Make fun of
ridicule
Make fun
Make
fun

Make fun of, ridicule

chrain

khrain
Horseradish
chrane
khrane

Horseradish

Chropen

khropen
Snore

Snore

Chub Rachmones

khub Rakhmones
Chub
Rachmones
khub
Rakhmones
Have pity
Have
pity

Have pity

Chug

khug
Activity group
Activity
group

Activity group

Chupah

khupah
Canopy
wedding
wedding canopy

Canopy under which a bride and groom stand during marriage ceremony.

Chutzpa

Chutzpe
Chutzpah
Chutzpeh
khutzpeh
khutzpa
khutzpe
khutzpah
Chutspe
Chutspah
khutspa
khutspe
khutspah
Chutspa
Brazenness
gall
audacity

Brazenness, gall, audacity; (colossal) nerve
Explanation:
The criminal who murdered his employer, and then pled for mercy in court because he was an unemployed - has chutzpah.

Chutzpenik