smous

== English == === Alternative forms === smaus, smause, smouse, smouch === Etymology === Borrowed from Afrikaans smous or Dutch smous, from a Yiddish word whose precise origin is uncertain. One theory is that it derives from Yiddish משה (moyshe, “Moses”), pronounced moushe in Western Yiddish, from Hebrew מֹשֶׁה (moshé, “Moses”). === Noun === smous (plural smouses) (chiefly South Africa, historical) A peddler. (chiefly South Africa, historical) A Jew from Germany or Eastern Europe. === Verb === smous (third-person singular simple present smouses, present participle smousing, simple past and past participle smoused) (South Africa, historical) To go about selling goods, as an itinerant peddler. === Anagrams === Musso, musos, soums, sumos == Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch smous. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /smœu̯s/ === Noun === smous (plural smouse) A hawker. == Dutch == === Etymology === From Yiddish משה (moyshe, “Moses”), pronounced moushe in Western Yiddish, from Hebrew מֹשֶׁה (moshé, “Moses”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /smɑu̯s/ Hyphenation: smous Rhymes: -ɑu̯s === Noun === smous m (plural smousen or smouzen, diminutive smousje n) (ethnic slur, offensive) Jew [from mid 17th c.] a small breed of terrier with a light to dark beige fur, native to the Netherlands [from mid 19th c.] 1848 May 11, Advertisement 7018, Algemeen Handelsblad, No. 5136, page 4. Synonym: smoushond ==== Derived terms ==== smoushond ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: smous