Etymology

shatnez

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Today it means: Cloth containing both wool and linen (linsey-woolsey), which Jewish law prohibits wearing. Full definition →

Hebrew שַׁעַטְנֵז
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  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromשַׁעַטְנֵז
  2. English todayshatnez

Borrowed from Hebrew שַׁעַטְנֵז (shatnéz), of obscure further origin.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.