"Tacheles" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [German]

IPA: /ˈtaxələs/ Forms: Tacheles [genitive], masculine strong [table-tags], Tacheles [nominative, singular], Tacheles [genitive, singular], Tacheles [dative, singular], Tacheles [accusative, singular]
Etymology: Borrowed from Yiddish תּכלית (takhles, “purpose, result”), from Hebrew תכלית (takhlít, “end, purpose”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|de|yi|תּכלית||purpose, result|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=takhles|ts=}} Yiddish תּכלית (takhles, “purpose, result”), {{bor+|de|yi|תּכלית||purpose, result|tr=takhles}} Borrowed from Yiddish תּכלית (takhles, “purpose, result”), {{der|de|he|תכלית|t=end, purpose|tr=takhlít}} Hebrew תכלית (takhlít, “end, purpose”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m,-.sg}} Tacheles m (strong, genitive Tacheles, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,-.sg}}
  1. (informal) straight talk; talking turkey; frankness Tags: informal, masculine, no-plural, strong Related terms: Butter bei die Fische

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