- tsimes
- tsimes(n)(m.) stew, fuss
Yiddish-English dictionary (in roman letters). 2013.
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tzimmes — /tsim is/, n. 1. Also, tsimmes. Jewish Cookery. any of various sweetened combinations of vegetables, fruit, and sometimes meat, prepared as a casserole or stew. 2. fuss; uproar; hullabaloo: He made such a tzimmes over that mistake! [1890 95; … Universalium
tzimmes — tzim•mes or tsim•mes [[t]ˈtsɪm ɪs[/t]] n. 1) coo a casserole or stew of vegetables, fruit, and sometimes meat 2) sl. fuss; uproar; hullabaloo • Etymology: 1890–95; < Yiddish tsimes < MHG z, ze, unstressed var. of zuo at, to+imbīz light… … From formal English to slang
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