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gelt

1

[ gelt ]

verb

  1. a simple past tense and past participle of geld 1.


gelt

2

[ gelt ]

noun

Slang.

gelt

1

/ ɡɛ /

verb

  1. archaic.
    a past tense and past participle of geld 1
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

gelt

2

/ ɡɛ /

noun

  1. slang.
    cash or funds; money
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of gelt1

1890–95; < Yiddish < Middle High German geld money; in earlier British dial. uses < German or Dutch; geld 2
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of gelt1

C19: from Yiddish, from Old High German gelt reward
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He helps himself to a piece of gelt from the candy bowl, peels the gold foil, and pops the chocolate coin into his mouth before reciting the prayers in Hebrew.

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For example, she ordered Hanukkah gelt – chocolate coins wrapped in foil — from three vendors and got two out of three.

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“I’ve tried making jelly doughnuts and they end up being really sad,” she says, but store-bought versions do tend to make an appearance, along with latkes and gelt.

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Other traditions that have become ubiquitous with the Festival of Lights include gift exchanges, dreidel games, chocolate coins and gelt, potato latkes and other fried foods.

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Along with Hanukkah gelt there are Hanukkah goodies.

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