And now for today’s Yiddish lesson (with help from Google).
The Word: Hazerai, hazarai, khazeray, chazerai, chazeray, chozzerai [חזירײַ] (from hazer, chazer, khazir, khazer, “pig”)
The Pronounciation: /khoz zair EYE/ … khaz’∙er∙ay … khah-zoor-ahy …
The Definition: junk, junk food (food/scraps fit for pigs), unpalatable food, garbage, trash, junk, rubbish, filth, crap, mess, a “pigsty”, “unattractive or unappetizing food or articles” (also available as an adjective meaning “trashy, cheap, worthless”); more broadly, stuff, an assortment, oddments, clutter; also, a dirty trick
Not surprisingly, it’s a word we use around our house (for clutter, not food!) a lot. I’m always forgetting how to spell it … but now I (hopefully) won’t.
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