Etymology

Purim spiel

Today it means: A (usually comic) theatrical reenactment of the book of Esther. Full definition →

Yiddish פּורימשפּיל
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  1. Yiddish · borrowed fromפּורימשפּיל
  2. English todayPurim spiel

Borrowed from Yiddish פּורימשפּיל (purimshpil).

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