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Jewish.

Following the religion of Judaism.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈd͡ʒuː.ɪʃ/

  1. Following the religion of Judaism.

    There are many Jewish people in France.

  2. Of or relating to Jews, their ethnicities or cultures.

    I tried some traditional Jewish food yesterday.

  3. Greedy, miserly.

    dated · derogatory · offensive

  4. Yiddish.

Where this word comes from

From Jew + -ish. Compare Middle English Judewissh (“Jewish”), Old English Iūdēisċ (“Jewish”), Dutch joodsch, joods (“Jewish”), German jüdisch (“Jewish”), Danish jødisk (“Jewish”), Swedish judisk (“Jewish”), Gothic 𐌾𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 (judaiwisks, “Jewish”). See also Yiddish.

noun/ˈd͡ʒuː.ɪʃ/

  1. A Jew.

    proscribed
Where this word comes from

From Jew + -ish. Compare Middle English Judewissh (“Jewish”), Old English Iūdēisċ (“Jewish”), Dutch joodsch, joods (“Jewish”), German jüdisch (“Jewish”), Danish jødisk (“Jewish”), Swedish judisk (“Jewish”), Gothic 𐌾𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 (judaiwisks, “Jewish”). See also Yiddish.

name/ˈd͡ʒuː.ɪʃ/

  1. The Hebrew language.

    informal · proscribed

  2. The Yiddish language.

    informal · proscribed
Where this word comes from

From Jew + -ish. Compare Middle English Judewissh (“Jewish”), Old English Iūdēisċ (“Jewish”), Dutch joodsch, joods (“Jewish”), German jüdisch (“Jewish”), Danish jødisk (“Jewish”), Swedish judisk (“Jewish”), Gothic 𐌾𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 (judaiwisks, “Jewish”). See also Yiddish.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.