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Falasha

Falasha proper noun: ethiopian Jew; Beta Israel.

Proper noun

Falasha

  1. (derogatory) Ethiopian Jew; Beta Israel
    • The master bedroom is a jewelry workshop where we find Rikki, an Ethiopian Jewish refugee, a Falasha, in a leopard-print leotard and safety goggles, armed with a soldering gun, bent over a trestle table making exquisite pendants and earrings of silver and nickel and amber.2006, Peter Godwin, When a Crocodile Eats the Sun: A Memoir of Africa

Origin of Falasha

From an Ethiopic-language term, possibly Ge'ez ፈላሻ (fälaša), meaning wanderer, migrant, nomad.

Questions about Falasha

What does Falasha mean?
Falasha means ethiopian Jew; Beta Israel.
What part of speech is Falasha?
Falasha is a proper noun.

Words near Falasha in the dictionary

  1. falanouc
  2. falanoucs
  3. falaqa
  4. Falasca
  5. Falascas
  6. Falasha
  7. Falasteen
  8. Falastin
  9. falbala
  10. falbalas
  11. Falbo

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