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- [nosh]
- /nɒʃ/
- /nɒʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [nosh]
- /nɒʃ/
Definitions of nosh word
- verb without object nosh to snack or eat between meals. 1
- verb with object nosh to snack on: They noshed peanuts and cookies while watching television. 1
- noun nosh a snack. 1
- noun nosh Food. 1
- noun nosh food 1
- intransitive verb nosh eat 1
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Origin of nosh
First appearance:
before 1955 One of the 4% newest English words
1955-60; < Yiddish nashn; Middle High German naschen, Old High German nascōn to nibble, gnaw; cognate with Danish naske, Swedish snaska
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Parts of speech for Nosh
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
nosh popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
nosh usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for nosh
noun nosh
- snack — a small portion of food or drink or a light meal, especially one eaten between regular meals.
- food — any nourishing substance that is eaten, drunk, or otherwise taken into the body to sustain life, provide energy, promote growth, etc.
- eats — to take into the mouth and swallow for nourishment; chew and swallow (food).
- chow — Food can be referred to as chow.
- grub — the thick-bodied, sluggish larva of several insects, as of a scarab beetle.
verb nosh
- eat — to take into the mouth and swallow for nourishment; chew and swallow (food).
- munch — Charles, 1891–1968, French conductor in the U.S.
- champ — A champ is the same as a champion.
- chomp — If a person or animal chomps their way through food or chomps on food, they chew it noisily.
- tuck in — to put into a small, close, or concealing place: Tuck the money into your wallet.
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