"יעקע" meaning in Yiddish

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Noun

Forms: yeke [romanization], yekes [romanization], yekete [romanization]
Etymology: Thought to be in imitation of a Western Yiddish nickname for the name יעקבֿ (yankev, “Jacob”). Head templates: {{head|yi|noun|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr=}} יעקע • (yeke) m, {{yi-noun|f=יעקעטע|g=m|pl=s}} יעקע • (yeke) m, plural יעקעס (yekes), feminine יעקעטע (yekete)
  1. German Jew, Yekke
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