הושטשע

Yiddish

Etymology

From a Slavic language. Possibly Ukrainian гуща (hušča).

Noun

הושטשע • (hushtshe) f, plural הושטשעס (hushtshes)

1. dregs, sediment
2. (figurative, colloquial) rabble

References

• Alexander Harkavy (2006) “הושטשע”, in Yiddish-English-Hebrew Dictionary, New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 190
• Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “hušče”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 393