Jewish

UK: /ˈdʒuːɪʃ/ US: /ˈdʒuɪʃ/ ,( jo̅o̅′ish)

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Jew•ish /ˈdʒuɪʃ/   adj. 

1. Language Varieties, Judaism of, relating to, or characteristic of the Jews or Judaism:
   Jewish custom and tradition.

n. [uncountable]

2. Language Varieties, Judaism [Informal.] Yiddish.

Jew•ish•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

Jew•ish  ( jo̅o̅′ish), adj. 

1. Language Varieties, Judaism of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Jews or Judaism:
   Jewish customs.
2. [Informal.] Yiddish.

n. 

3. [Informal.] Yiddish.

• Late Latin iudē(us) Jew + Old English -isc -ish¹
• 1540–50; Jew + -ish¹; compare Old English iudēisc

Jew′ish•ly, adv. 

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Jewish / ˈdʒuːɪʃ/ adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Jews

noun

1. a less common word for Yiddish

ˈJewishly adverb

ˈJewishness noun