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jat.

hand

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/jɑt/

  1. hand

    common-gender · in-plural · slang
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Yiddish יד (yad, “hand”) from Hebrew יָד (yāḏ, “hand”).

noun/ʒɑt/

  1. cup (like a cup of coffee or tea)

    Belgium · dialectal · feminine
Where this word comes from

From French jatte (“pan; bowl; skeel”), from Latin gabata (“a kind of deep dish or platter”).

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