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Yeshivish glossary term

Purim

פורים

Meaning

  • festival commemorating the deliverance described in the Book of Esther

Usage and context

Observed on the fourteenth of Adar in most places.

Category
Purim
Language origin
Hebrew

Example in Yeshivish

The Purim seudah is at three.

Plain-English example

The Purim festive meal is at three.