שוואַב

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare German Schwabe.

Noun[edit]

שוואַב (shvabm, plural שוואַבן (shvabn)

  1. Swabian (person)
  2. cockroach
    Synonyms: רוס (rus), קנײַפּער (knayper), פּרוסאַק (prusak), טאַראַקאַן (tarakan), פֿראַנצויז (frantsoyz)

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