Where does “chutzpah” come from?
Chutzpah comes from Yiddish חוצפּה, from Hebrew חֻצְפָּה, from the Hebrew verb חָצַף.
chutzpah (English): Nearly arrogant courage; utter audacity,...
Definitions
- Nearly arrogant courage; utter audacity,...
Ancestry of “chutzpah”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | חוצפּה | chutzpah; audacity |
| 2 | Aramaic | חוצפא | audacity |