shidduch
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Yiddish שידוך (shídekh), deriving from Hebrew שִׁידּוּךְ (shidúkh, “matchmaking”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]shidduch (plural shidduchs or shidduchim)
- (Judaism) A system of matchmaking in which Jewish singles are introduced to each other.