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Meaning of shvitz | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ʃvɪts/

Definitions

  1. Sweat.
    countable, uncountable
  2. A traditional Jewish steambath of Eastern European origin.
    countable, uncountable
  3. A sauna or sauna session.
    broadly, countable, uncountable

Examples

“It was not, or not only, the heat and ripeness of the shvitz that were making Litvak’s pulse thrum and his head spin.”
““Hey, hey, Jimmy Brogan. Thanks for meeting me.” “Welcome to the schvitz, kid. The most comfortable place on Earth. It's like crawling back into your mother.” “Is that something people wanna do?””

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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