shvitz
SweatSweat.
» I shvitzed the whole day while schlepping that dreck around.
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1 sentencesI shvitzed the whole day while schlepping that dreck around.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)Sweat.
(countable, uncountable)A traditional Jewish steambath of Eastern European origin.
(broadly, countable, uncountable)A sauna or sauna session.
Origin
Borrowed from Yiddish שוויצן (shvitsn), from Old High German swizzen (Modern German schwitBorrowed 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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Forms
plural: shvitzesWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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