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schwartza

schwartza is the alternative form of shvartze.

Meaning of shvartze

Noun

shvartze (plural shvartze or shvartzes)

  1. (Jewish, US, ethnic, offensive, slur) A person of sub-Saharan African descent; a black person.
    • […] she irons better even than the schvartze,1969, Philip Roth, “The Most Unforgettable Character I’ve Met”, in Portnoy’s Complaint, New York: Vintage, published 1994, page 12

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Forms of schwartza

pluralschwartza

Questions about schwartza

What is schwartza the alternative form of?
Schwartza is the alternative form of shvartze.

Words near schwartza in the dictionary

  1. schwars
  2. Schwarting
  3. Schwartings
  4. Schwartz
  5. Schwartz-Jampel syndrome
  6. schwartza
  7. Schwartzbaum
  8. Schwartze
  9. schwartzembergite
  10. Schwartzkopf
  11. Schwartzkopfs

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