Nosh — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(Yiddish) a snack or light meal

eat a snack; eat lightly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈɑːʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈɒʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈɒʃ/

1 syllable Say it as /nˈɑːʃ/.

Examples

She never loses weight because she snacks between meals

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

snack

Parts of Speech

noun	(Yiddish) a snack or light meal
verb	eat a snack; eat lightly “She never loses weight because she snacks between meals”

Word Forms

nosh	verb	eat a snack; eat lightly
nosher	noun	someone who eats lightly or eats snacks between meals
nosh	noun	(Yiddish) a snack or light meal
snacker	noun	someone who eats lightly or eats snacks between meals
snack	noun	a light informal meal

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Nein

(Jiddisch) ein Snack oder eine leichte Mahlzeit

🇫🇷French

bouffe

(Yiddish) une collation ou un repas léger

🇪🇸Spanish

comida

(Yiddish) un refrigerio o comida ligera

🇮🇹Italian

no

(Yiddish) uno spuntino o un pasto leggero

🇳🇱Dutch

nee

(Jiddisch) een tussendoortje of lichte maaltijd

🇷🇺Russian

нош

(Идиш) закуска или легкая еда

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नोश

(येहुदी) नाश्ता या हल्का भोजन

🇮🇳Telugu

నోష్

(యిడ్డిష్) అల్పాహారం లేదా తేలికపాటి భోజనం

🇵🇰Urdu

نوش

(یدش) ایک ناشتہ یا ہلکا کھانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

开胃菜

（意第绪语）小吃或便餐

🇯🇵Japanese

ナッシュ

(イディッシュ語) スナックまたは軽食

🇰🇷Korean

으악

(이디시어) 간식이나 가벼운 식사

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quà vặt

(tiếng Yiddish) bữa ăn nhẹ hoặc bữa ăn nhẹ

🇹🇭Thai

ไร้สาระ

(ภาษายิดดิช) ของว่างหรืออาหารมื้อเบา

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak

(Yiddish) camilan atau makanan ringan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نوش

(اليديشية) وجبة خفيفة أو وجبة خفيفة

🇮🇷Persian

نوش

(یدی) میان وعده یا غذای سبک

🇹🇷Turkish

burun

(Yidiş) atıştırmalık veya hafif bir yemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

נוש

(יידיש) חטיף או ארוחה קלה

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'nosh'?

The primary meaning of 'nosh' is '(Yiddish) a snack or light meal'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'nosh' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'nosh' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'nosh' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'nosh' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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