Etymology

possul

P3O1S1S1U1L1

Today it means: Invalid for ceremonial or official purposes. Full definition →

Yiddish פּסול ← Hebrew פָּסוּל
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  1. Hebrew · derived fromפָּסוּל
  2. Yiddish · borrowed fromפּסול
  3. English todaypossul

Borrowed from Yiddish פּסול (posl), from Hebrew פָּסוּל (pasúl).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.