English Explanatory Dictionary

shvitz

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Sweat.
  2. A traditional Jewish steambath of Eastern European origin.
  3. A sauna or sauna session.
verb
  1. To sweat.

Pronunciation

/ʃvɪts/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-shvitz.wav

Word forms

shvitz shvitzes schvitz schwitz shvitzing shvitzed

Etymology

Borrowed 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.

Derived words

shvitzer
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