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Letra C
• Chai – Hebrew word for LIFE, comprised of the two Hebrew letters, Chet and Yod. There is a sect of Jewish mysticism that assigns a numeric value to each letter in the Hebrew alphabet and is devoted to finding hidden meanings in the numeric values of words. The letter «Chet» has the numeric value of 8, and the letter «Yod», has the value of 10, for a total of 18.
• Chaider – Religious School
• Chaim Yonkel – any Tom, Dick or Harry
• Chaimyankel kooternooz – The perennial cuckold
• Chaleria – Evil woman. Probably derived from cholera.
• Chaleshen – Faint
• Challa – Ceremonial «egg» bread. Either round or shaped long. Used on Shabbat and most religious observances with the exception of Pesach (Passover)
• Chaloshes – Nausea, faintness, unconsciousness
• Chamoole – Donkey, jackass, numbskull, fool
• Chamoyer du ainer! – You blockhead! You dope, You ass!
• Chanukah – Also known as the «Festival of Lights», commemorates the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem. Chanukah is celebrated for 8 days during which one additional candle is added to the menorah on each night of the holiday.
• Chap a gang! – Beat it! (Lit., Catch a way, catch a road)
• Chap ein a meesa meshina! – «May you suffer an ugly fate!»
• Chap nit! – Take it easy! Not so fast! (Lit., Don’t grab)
• Chaptsem – Catch him!
• Chassene – Wedding
• Chassene machen – To plan and execute a wedding.
• Chas v’cholileh! – G-d forbid!
• Chavver – Friend
• Chaye – Animal
• Chazen – Cantor
• Chazenteh – Wife of chazen (cantor)
• Chazzer – A pig (one who eats like a pig)
• Chazzerei – Swill; pig’s feed; anything bad, unpalatable, rotten. In other words, «junk food.» This word can also be used to describe a lot of house hold or other kinds of junk.
• Chazzershtal – Pigpen; slovenly kept room or house.
• Chei kuck (taboo) – Nothing, infinitesimal, worthless, unimportant (Lit., human dung)
• Chev ‘r’ mann – Buddy
• Chmalyeh! – Bang, punch; Slam! Wallop!
• Chochem – A wise man (Slang: A wise guy)
• Chochmeh – Wisdom, bright saying, witticism
• Choleryeh – Cholera; a curse, plague
• Choshever mentsh – Man of worth and dignity; elite person; respected person
• Chosid – Rabid fan
• Chossen – Bridegroom
• Chossen-kalleh – Bride and groom; engaged couple
• Choyzik machen – Make fun of, ridicule
• Chrain – Horseradish
• Chropen – Snore
• Chub Rachmones – «Have pity»
• Chug – Activity group
• Chupah – Canopy under which a bride and groom stand during marriage ceremony.
• Chutzpeh – Brazenness, gall, baitzim
• Chutzpenik – Impudent fellow
• Chvalye – Ocean wave
• Columbus’s medina – It’s not what it’s cracked up to be. (Columbus’s country.
