chutzpah

English

/ˈxʊts.pɑ/, /ˈxʊts.pə/, /ˈhʊts.pɑ/, /ˈhʊts.pə/

noun

Definitions

(informal) Nearly arrogant courage; utter audacity, effrontery or impudence; supreme self-confidence; exaggerated self-opinion.

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish חוצפּה (chutzpah) derived from Hebrew (modern) חֻצְפָּה derived from Aramaic חוצפא (audacity).

Origin

Aramaic

חוצפא

Gloss

audacity

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Chuzpe German
hücpe Hungarian
gotspe Dutch, Flemish
チャツパ Japanese
hucpa Polish
chucpe Czech
חוצפּה Yiddish
חוצפּהדיק Yiddish
חוצפה Yiddish
חֻצְפָּה Hebrew (modern)
חוצפה Hebrew (modern)
חוצפא Aramaic