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Word: Payess
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Yiddish peyes, from Hebrew pē'ōṯ ‘corners’ (see Lev. 19:27)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpeɪəs
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpʌɪəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
uncut sideburns worn by Orthodox Jewish men
Short Definition:uncut sideburns worn by Orthodox Jewish men
Examples:- my cousins wear black coats and long payess
