English Explanatory Dictionary

tsuris

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Problems or troubles.

Pronunciation

/tsʊɹɪs/ /tsuːɹɪs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tsuris.wav

Word forms

tsuris tsores tsoris tsorris tsouris tszoris tsures tzuris

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish צרות (tsores), plural of צרה (tsore, “trouble, problem”), from Hebrew צָרָה (tsará, “trouble, tragedy, calamity”).

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