שיקסע

Yiddish

Etymology

Probably a contracted feminine form of שייגעץ (sheygets).

Noun

שיקסע • (shikse) f, diminutive שיקסל (shiksl) or שיקסעלע (shiksele)

(derogatory) shiksa (non-Jewish girl)

Descendants

→ Czech: šikse
→ Dutch: sjikse
→ English: shiksa
→ French: shiksa
→ German: Schickse
→ Hungarian: siksze
→ Polish: siksa
→ Russian: ши́кса (šíksa)
→ Spanish: shikse

See also

שייגעץ (sheygets)

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