English Explanatory Dictionary

pashkevil

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A poster put up in an Orthodox Jewish community, especially a Haredi enclave, to advise on correct behaviour.

Word forms

pashkevil pashkevilim

Etymology

From Yiddish פּאַשקעוויל (pashkevil).

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