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Zosse.

horse, hack

5 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈt͡sɔsə/
  1. horse, hack

    derogatory · masculine · regional · weak
Where this word comes from

18th century, spread from Berlin. Borrowed from Yiddish סוס (sus), from Hebrew סוס (sūs). Initial [s] is a (now dated) allophone of /t͡s/ in Berlin and other parts of northern Germany; hence the z-spelling.

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