"vort" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /vɔɹt/ Forms: vorts [plural], vertlach [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Yiddish וואָרט (vort, “word”). Doublet of word. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|yi|וואָרט|t=word|tr=vort}} Borrowed from Yiddish וואָרט (vort, “word”), {{dbt|en|word}} Doublet of word Head templates: {{en-noun|s|vertlach}} vort (plural vorts or vertlach)
  1. (Judaism) A short Torah lesson, thought, or insightful saying, often shared at a wedding, gathering, or celebration. Tags: Judaism
    Sense id: en-vort-en-noun-lkqrffiB Categories (other): Judaism
  2. (Judaism, by extension) An engagement party in Orthodox Jewish communities. Tags: Judaism, broadly
    Sense id: en-vort-en-noun-yB16guNl Categories (other): Judaism, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries, West Flemish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 19 1 0 0 7 35 1 2 1 0 Disambiguation of West Flemish entries with incorrect language header: 4 12 6 2 0 18 45 1 3 6 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: drasha, chidush, dvar Torah, l'chaim

Inflected forms

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