smous
English
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Etymology
Borrowed from Afrikaans smous or Dutch smous, from a Yiddish word whose precise origin is uncertain. One theory is that it derives from Yiddish משה (moyshe, “Moses”), pronounced moushe in Western Yiddish, from Hebrew מֹשֶׁה (moshé, “Moses”).
Noun
smous (plural smouses)
- (chiefly South Africa, historical) A peddler.
- (chiefly South Africa, historical) A Jew from Germany or Eastern Europe.
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Afrikaans
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Pronunciation
Noun
smous (plural smouse)
- A hawker.
Dutch
Etymology
From Yiddish משה (moyshe, “Moses”), pronounced moushe in Western Yiddish, from Hebrew מֹשֶׁה (moshé, “Moses”).
Pronunciation
Noun
smous m (plural smousen or smouzen, diminutive smousje n)
- (ethnic slur, offensive) Jew [from mid 17th c.]
- A small breed of terrier with a light to dark beige fur, native to the Netherlands. [from mid 19th c.]
- 1848 May 11, Advertisement 7018, Algemeen Handelsblad, No. 5136, page 4.
- VERMIST : Den 9den Mei, een KLEINE JONGE HOND, Poesbaard of Smousje, kleur Lichtbruin met eenig Zwart doorgeslagen, voor aan de hals en onderste gedeelte der vier pooten wit,luisterende naar den naam van DJALMA.
- MISSING: The 9th of Mai, one SMALL YOUNG DOG, "Cat beard" or little Smous (indication of breed), color: Light Brown with some Black coming through, the front of the neck and the down part of the four legs White, listens to the name DJALMA.
- Synonym: smoushond
- 1848 May 11, Advertisement 7018, Algemeen Handelsblad, No. 5136, page 4.
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Descendants
- Afrikaans: smous
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