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Where does “chazzer” come from?

chazzer (English) comes from Yiddish חזיר, from Hebrew חֲזִיר.

chazzer (English): A pig; A police officer, especially one who is...

Definitions

  1. A pig; A police officer, especially one who is...

Ancestry of “chazzer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishחזירpig
2Hebrewחֲזִיר—
Every word from Hebrew חֲזִיר →