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mishpocha

/mɪʃˈpɒkə/

mishpocha noun: an (extended) family or clan.

Noun

mishpocha (plural mishpochas)

  1. (Jewish) An (extended) family or clan.
    • A very poor and distant relation, for when he was sent over to meet his Manchester mishpocheh it was in the capacity of driver for one of the junior directors.2006, Howard Jacobson, Kalooki Nights, Vintage, published 2007, page 176

mishpocha meaning in Tamil

mishpocha in Tamil

குடும்பம்

Forms of mishpocha

pluralmishpochas
alternative formmishpachah
alternative formmishpoche
alternative formmishpocheh
alternative formmishpucha
alternative formmishpuche
alternative formmishpucheh

Origin of mishpocha

From Yiddish משפּחה (mishpokhe), from Hebrew מִשְׁפָּחָה (mishpakhá, “family”).

Questions about mishpocha

What does mishpocha mean?
Mishpocha means an (extended) family or clan.
What is mishpocha in Tamil?
Mishpocha in Tamil is குடும்பம். See Mishpocha meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is mishpocha?
Mishpocha is a noun.
How do you pronounce mishpocha?
Mishpocha is pronounced /mɪʃˈpɒkə/.
What is the plural of mishpocha?
The plural of mishpocha is mishpochas.

Words near mishpocha in the dictionary

  1. mishoped
  2. mishopes
  3. mishoping
  4. mishoused
  5. mishpachah
  6. mishpocha
  7. mishpochas
  8. mishpoche
  9. mishpocheh
  10. mishpucha
  11. mishpuche

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Adapted from Wiktionary: mishpocha (page history and authors); mishpocha (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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