shkotz

English

Etymology

Back-formation of shkotzim

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ʃkɑts/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ʃkɒts/
• Rhymes: -ɒts

Noun

shkotz (plural shkotzim)

1. Alternative form of shegetz
   • 2001, Points of Departure: New Stories from Mexico, →ISBN, page 140:

     "I like Juan and he's a goy, a shkotz of the Holy Roman Catholic faith, and devoted to the Virgin of Guadalupe!"