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Yeshivish glossary term

Chad Gadya

חד גדיא

Meaning

  • traditional cumulative song at the end of the Passover Seder

Usage and context

A well-known closing song of the Haggadah.

Category
Pesach
Language origin
Aramaic

Example in Yeshivish

The kids stayed awake for Chad Gadya.

Plain-English example

The children stayed awake for the cumulative song at the end of the Haggadah.