הושטשע

Yiddish

Etymology

From a Slavic language. Possibly Ukrainian гуща (hušča).

Noun

הושטשע • (hushtshe) f, plural הושטשעס‎ (hushtshes)

dregs, sediment
(figurative, colloquial) rabble

References

Alexander Harkavy (2006), “הושטשע”, in Yiddish-English-Hebrew Dictionary, New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 190
Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008), “hušče”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 393

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