"shmatte" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈʃmɑtə/ Forms: shmattes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Yiddish שמאַטע (shmate); originally from Polish szmata. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|yi|שמאַטע}} Yiddish שמאַטע (shmate), {{der|en|pl|szmata}} Polish szmata Head templates: {{en-noun}} shmatte (plural shmattes)
  1. (Yinglish) A rag. Translations (a rag): тря́пка (trjápka) [feminine] (Russian), שמאַטע (shmate) [feminine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-shmatte-en-noun-64GyKjQX Disambiguation of 'a rag': 100 0 0
  2. (Yinglish) An old article of clothing.
    Sense id: en-shmatte-en-noun-xnCQ7gqR
  3. (fashion industry, clothing retail, slang) Any item of clothing. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Clothing Translations (any item of clothing): шмо́тка (šmótka) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-shmatte-en-noun-4y6yi1P7 Disambiguation of Clothing: 0 44 56 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Yiddish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 10 90 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 13 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 15 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 7 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 3 13 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Yiddish translations: 3 12 85 Topics: business, clothing, commerce, fashion, lifestyle, manufacturing, retail, textiles Disambiguation of 'any item of clothing': 0 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: schmatte, schmata, schmatta, schmate, schmutter, shmatta

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for shmatte meaning in All languages combined (2.9kB)

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