shul
Pronunciation: /ʃʊl/
The English word “shul” has 1 meaning listed here.
noun
- An Ashkenazi synagogue.
Etymology
Borrowed from Yiddish שול (shul, “school, synagogue”), from Old High German scuola (“school”), from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ). Doublet of schola and school.
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