Macheloikes
German
Alternative forms
- Machloikes
Etymology
Borrowed from Yiddish מחלוקת (makhloykes, “argument, disagreement, dispute”), from Hebrew מַחֲלוֹקֶת (maḥălōqɛṯ, “part, share, argument, disagreement, dispute”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maxəˈlɔʏ̯kɛs/
- Hyphenation: Ma‧che‧loi‧kes
Noun
Macheloikes pl (plural only)
- (Austria, chiefly Vienna) machination, scheming
- Synonym: Machenschaften