mechutan

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/məˈxʊtn̩/

noun

A co-father-in-law.

OriginHebrew מְחֻתָּן →
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Meanings

nounmechutan (plural mechutanim)

plural mechutanim · alternative mechuten · alternative mekhutn

  1. JewishA co-father-in-law.
    1 more example

    My father has a story of a Jewish colleague who was probably Reform. His daughter married an Israeli boy. At the wedding party which must have been in London the father asked his new Israeli mechutan if he would like to bentsch. Clearly he hadn't cleared this with him beforehand as it turned out he didn't know how to.

    2004 October 18, Nick, “Re: Jewish Believers and others”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet)

Origin

  1. Hebrewמְחֻתָּן
  2. Englishmechutan

Borrowed from Hebrew מְחֻתָּן.

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APA

mechutan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mechutan

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Chicago

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