Etymology

krekhts

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Today it means: A jolting upward slide on violin made by pressing a finger down on the string at the end of a note. Full definition →

Yiddish קרעכץ
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  1. Yiddish · borrowed fromקרעכץ“groan”
  2. English todaykrekhts

Borrowed from Yiddish קרעכץ (krekhts, “groan”)

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