Etymology

becher

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Today it means: A kiddush cup Full definition →

Yiddish בעכער
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  1. Yiddish · borrowed fromבעכער“goblet”
  2. English todaybecher

Borrowed from Yiddish בעכער (bekher, “goblet”). Doublet of beaker and pitcher.

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