- nashn
- To nibble* * *(v.) to snack, to eat (sweets)
Yiddish-English dictionary (in roman letters). 2013.
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nosh — I. intransitive verb Etymology: Yiddish nashn, from Middle High German naschen to eat on the sly Date: 1931 to eat a snack ; munch < noshing on pizza > • nosher noun II. noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
List of English words of Yiddish origin — For Yiddish words used by English speaking Jews (that are not necessarily English), see Yiddish words used by English speaking Jews. This is a list of English words of Yiddish origin, many of which have entered the English language by way of… … Wikipedia
nosh — /nosh/, Informal. v.i. 1. to snack or eat between meals. v.t. 2. to snack on: They noshed peanuts and cookies while watching television. n. 3. a snack. [1955 60; < Yiddish nashn; MHG naschen, OHG nascon to nibble, gnaw; c. Dan naske, Sw snaska] * … Universalium
Yiddish words used by English-speaking Jews — Yiddish words may be used in a primarily English language context. An English sentence that uses these words sometimes is said to be in Yinglish, however the primary meaning of Yinglish is an anglicism used in Yiddish. This secondary sense of the … Wikipedia
Khan Neshin — Original name in latin Khn Neshn Name in other language Khan Nashim, Khan Nashin, Khan Neshin, Khan Nishin, Khaneshin, Khannesin, Khn Nashn, Khn Neshn, Khn Nishn, Khneshn, Khnnen, khan nshyn State code AF Continent/City Asia/Kabul longitude… … Cities with a population over 1000 database
nosh — nosh1 [nɔʃ US na:ʃ] n [U] informal 1.) BrE food 2.) AmE a small amount of food eaten between meals = ↑snack nosh 2 nosh2 v [i]informal [Date: 1900 2000; … Dictionary of contemporary English
nosh — (v.) 1957, from Yiddish nashn nibble, from M.H.G. naschen, from O.H.G. hnascon, nascon to nibble, from P.Gmc. * (g)naskon. Related: Noshed; noshing. Earlier as a noun (1917) meaning a restaurant, short for nosh house … Etymology dictionary
nosh — I. n British 1. food. In Yiddish, the noun (deriving from the verb form, itself from the German naschen) signifies a snack or tidbit eaten between meals. In English usage it has been generalised to encompass all sizes of meal. ► Hey look at all… … Contemporary slang
nosh — [[t]nɒʃ[/t]] Informal. 1) inf to snack or eat between meals 2) cvb inf to snack on: to nosh potato chips[/ex] 3) inf a snack • Etymology: 1945–50; < Yiddish nashn; cf. MHG naschen to gnaw nosh′er, n … From formal English to slang
