a Jewish language, originally used in central and eastern Europe, based on a form of German with words from Hebrew and several modern languages意第绪语,依地语(犹太人的语言,起源于欧洲中部和东部,以德语为基础,借用希伯来语和若干现代语言的词语)Topics Languagec2
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Yiddish yidish (daytsh) ‘Jewish (German)’.