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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hebrew שָׁחַט (shakhát, to slaughter), the vowel likely from Hebrew שׁוֹחֵט (shokhét, slaughterer, butcher) and Yiddish שוחט (shoykhet, slaughterer, butcher). Compare German schächten.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʃoxti]
  • Rhymes: -oxti
  • Hyphenation: ŝoĥ‧ti

Verb

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ŝoĥti (present ŝoĥtas, past ŝoĥtis, future ŝoĥtos, conditional ŝoĥtus, volitive ŝoĥtu)

  1. (Judaism) to slaughter an animal in accordance with Jewish ritual dietary law

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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