English Explanatory Dictionary

shpitzel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A partial wig that reveals the wearer's hair only at the front, worn by some married Hasidic women.

Word forms

shpitzel shpitzels

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish שפּיצל (shpitsl).

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