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sjofel.

shabby, poor

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈʃoː.fəl/
  1. shabby, poor

Where this word comes from

Either borrowed from German schofel from Yiddish or a direct borrowing from Yiddish שפֿל (shofl, “shabby”), from Hebrew שָׁפָל (šāfāl, “low, humble”).

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