יאָשקע פּאַנדרע

Yiddish

Etymology

The first part from יאָשקע‎ (yoshke), a nickname for יוסף‎ (yosef, yoysef, “Joseph”), as though it were a nickname for ישו‎ (yeshu, “Jesus”). The second part from Mishnaic Hebrew פַּנְדֵּירָא‎ (pandērā), from Latin Panthera, the name of the Roman soldier alleged by some to have fathered Jesus.

Proper noun

יאָשקע פּאַנדרע‎ • (yoshke pandre) m

  1. (euphemistic, derogatory) Jesus
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