ext_18424 (
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2005-07-07 10:28 pm (UTC)
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Shipudim is anything on a stick
That's because
shpud
is Hebrew for 'spit'. It doesn't appear until Mishnaic times, so I assume it was borrowed from German-Roman soldiers, and is thus related to the English word.
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That's because shpud is Hebrew for 'spit'. It doesn't appear until Mishnaic times, so I assume it was borrowed from German-Roman soldiers, and is thus related to the English word.