Etymology

rebbe

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Today it means: The spiritual leader of a Hasidic Jewish community. Full definition →

Yiddish רבי
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  1. Yiddish · borrowed fromרבי
  2. English todayrebbe

Borrowed from Yiddish רבי (rebe). Doublet of rabbi.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.