English Explanatory Dictionary

feygele

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A little bird.
  2. A man who is or who is thought to be homosexual.
  3. A very young girl.

Pronunciation

/feɪɡələ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Saschajoon-feygele.wav

Word forms

feygele feygeles faygele faygeleh feygeleh fegele fegeleh faygelah

Etymology

From Yiddish פֿייגעלע (feygele), a diminutive of פֿויגל (foygl, “bird”), from Old High German fogal. Cognate with English fowl.

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