פּאָדקאָווע

Yiddish

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Etymology

From Slavic sources, chiefly Polish podkowa and Ukrainian підко́ва (pidkóva).

Noun

פּאָדקאָווע • (podkovef, plural פּאָדקאָוועס (podkoves)

  1. horseshoe (metallic shoe of a horse)
  2. (colloquial) point (diacritical mark used in Hebrew script)

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