Chuzpe

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish חוצפּה (khutspe), from Aramaic חוצפא (ḥuṣpāʾ, “audacity”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxʊtspə/, [ˈχʊt͡s.pə], [ˈxʊt͡s.pə]

• Audio (Germany):

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• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Chuzpe f (genitive Chuzpe, no plural)

1. (less common than in American English) chutzpah

   Synonyms: Dreistigkeit, Dummdreistigkeit

Declension

Declension of Chuzpe [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Chuzpe
genitive	einer	der	Chuzpe
dative	einer	der	Chuzpe
accusative	eine	die	Chuzpe

Further reading

• “Chuzpe” in Duden online
• “Chuzpe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache