Chuzpe

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German[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈxʊtspə/, [ˈχʊt͡s.pə], [ˈxʊt͡s.pə]
  • Audio (Germany)(file)

Noun[edit]

Chuzpe f (genitive Chuzpe, no plural)

  1. (less common than in American English) chutzpah
    Synonyms: Dreistigkeit, Dummdreistigkeit

Declension[edit]

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[edit]

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