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mechutan

/məˈxʊtn̩/

mechutan noun: a co-father-in-law.

Noun

mechutan (plural mechutanim)

  1. (Jewish) A co-father-in-law.
    • My father has a story of a Jewish colleague who was probably Reform. His daughter married an Israeli boy. At the wedding party which must have been in London the father asked his new Israeli mechutan if he would like to bentsch. Clearly he hadn't cleared this with him beforehand as it turned out he...2004 October 18, Nick, “Re: Jewish Believers and others”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet)

Forms of mechutan

pluralmechutanim
alternative formmechuten
alternative formmekhutn

Origin of mechutan

Borrowed from Hebrew מְחֻתָּן.

Questions about mechutan

What does mechutan mean?
Mechutan means a co-father-in-law.
What part of speech is mechutan?
Mechutan is a noun.
How do you pronounce mechutan?
Mechutan is pronounced /məˈxʊtn̩/.
What is the plural of mechutan?
The plural of mechutan is mechutanim.

Words near mechutan in the dictionary

  1. mechoui
  2. mechouis
  3. Mechoulam
  4. mechs
  5. mechs.
  6. mechutan
  7. meciadanol
  8. mecicobothriid
  9. mecicobothriids
  10. mecillinam
  11. mecistocephalid

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