Pronounced: purr-KAHN-truh, adv
Notes: I didn’t know this word, but you may be able to guess the meaning
Yesterday’s word
The word mensch means “a decent, upright, honorable person”
First usage
Our word came into English in the 1910s
Background / Comments
Our word is a Yiddish word; it comes from mentsh (man, human being), which came from Middle High German mensch, which came from Old High German mennisco. The plural is either menschen or (as usual) mensches.
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