"קורצקעס" meaning in Yiddish

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Noun

Forms: kurtskes [romanization]
Etymology: Pluralized form of קורץ (kurts) + ־קע (-ke). Possibly a calque of English shorts. Etymology templates: {{suffix|yi|קורץ|קע}} קורץ (kurts) + ־קע (-ke), {{clq|yi|en|shorts|nocap=1}} calque of English shorts Head templates: {{head|yi|noun|g=f-p|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr=}} קורצקעס • (kurtskes) f pl, {{yi-noun|g=f-p}} קורצקעס • (kurtskes) f pl
  1. (possibly a neologism) shorts Synonyms: שאָרטן
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