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noshes

nosh
N n

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nosh]
    • /nɒʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nosh]
    • /nɒʃ/

Definitions of noshes word

  • verb without object noshes to snack or eat between meals. 1
  • verb with object noshes to snack on: They noshed peanuts and cookies while watching television. 1
  • noun noshes a snack. 1
  • noun noshes Plural form of nosh. 1

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Origin of noshes

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 Noshes

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

noshes 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.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

noshes usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for noshes

noun noshes

  • foods — Plural form of food.
  • chows — Plural form of chow.
  • grubs — the thick-bodied, sluggish larva of several insects, as of a scarab beetle.

verb noshes

  • champs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of champ.
  • chomps — Plural form of chomp.
  • nibbles — Plural form of nibble.

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