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seichel

/ˈsɛxɛl/

seichel noun: wit, sense, gumption.

Noun

seichel (uncountable)

  1. (Jewish, slang) wit, sense, gumption
    • WHICH IS PRECISELY WHAT I SAID, IF YOU HAD HAD THE SECHEL TO UNDERSTAND.2001 January 11, David Goldman, “JEWS FORBIDDEN ON TEMPLE MOUNT”, in soc.culture.jewish (Usenet)

Forms of seichel

alternative formsechel

Origin of seichel

Borrowed from Yiddish שׂכל (seykhl, “wit, sense, common sense”), from Hebrew שֵׂכֶל (sekhel, “intelligence”).

Questions about seichel

What does seichel mean?
Seichel means wit, sense, gumption.
What part of speech is seichel?
Seichel is a noun.
How do you pronounce seichel?
Seichel is pronounced /ˈsɛxɛl/.

Words near seichel in the dictionary

  1. Seibs
  2. Seibt
  3. Seibts
  4. Seicento
  5. seiche
  6. seichel
  7. seiches
  8. seid
  9. seidel
  10. Seidelin
  11. Seidelmann

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