peot

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peot

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Borrowed from Hebrew פֵּאוֹת (pe'ót) or Yiddish פּאות (peyes).

noun payess · pais · payis · payiss · payos · payot

  1. plural, plural only Sidelocks worn by Hasidic and Orthodox male Jews. With box or beads or peyiss, / Let each do his own thing.

    Similar: sidecurl

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noun sidelocks worn by Hasidic and Orthodox male Jews

Françaispapillote
DeutschSchläfenlocken
Русскийпе́йсы péjsy
עבריתפֵּאוֹת pe'ót

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"peot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/peot. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{peot_2026,
  title = {peot},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/peot},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}