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Nosh

2 stages from Yiddish to English.

Today it means a light snack, or to eat one
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Stage 1 of 2
nashn
Yiddish · medieval
"to nibble, snack"
meaning "to nibble" or "snack"
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Stage 2 of 2
nosh
English · 1900s
"to eat a snack, or the snack itself"
adopted through Yiddish-speaking immigrant communities
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