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shvitz.

Sweat.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʃvɪts/

  1. Sweat.

    countable · uncountable

  2. A traditional Jewish steambath of Eastern European origin.

    countable · uncountable

  3. A sauna or sauna session.

    broadly · countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Yiddish שוויצן (shvitsn), from Old High German swizzen (Modern German schwitzen), from Proto-Germanic *swait- (English sweat), from Proto-Indo-European *swoyd- (“to sweat”). Doublet of sweat.

verb/ʃvɪts/

  1. To sweat.

    informal · intransitive
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Yiddish שוויצן (shvitsn), from Old High German swizzen (Modern German schwitzen), from Proto-Germanic *swait- (English sweat), from Proto-Indo-European *swoyd- (“to sweat”). Doublet of sweat.

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