Yekke
See also:
yekke
English
Alternative forms
yekke
Etymology
From
Yiddish
יעקע
(
yeke
)
. See
Wikipedia
.
Pronunciation
IPA
(key)
:
/ˈjɛkə/
,
/ˈjɛki/
Noun
Yekke
(
plural
Yekkes
)
(
sometimes mildly
derogatory
)
A
Jew
of
German
-speaking origin.
Derived terms
Yekkish
Translations
Jew of German-speaking origin
German:
Jecke
(de)
m
,
Jeckin
(de)
f
Yiddish:
יעקע
m
(
yeke
)