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Etymology
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From Yiddish משפּחה (mishpokhe), from Hebrew מִשְׁפָּחָה (mishpakhá, “family”).
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /mɪʃˈpɒkə/, /mɪʃˈpɒxə/
- IPA(key): /mɪʃˈpʊkə/, /mɪʃˈpʊxə/
- IPA(key): /mɪʃˈpuːkə/, /mɪʃˈpuːxə/
mishpocha (plural mishpochas)
- (Jewish) An (extended) family or clan.
2006, Howard Jacobson, Kalooki Nights, Vintage, published 2007, page 176:A very poor and distant relation, for when he was sent over to meet his Manchester mishpocheh it was in the capacity of driver for one of the junior directors.