# nosh

> English word · Noun · IPA /nɑʃ/ · frequency rank #76,170

## Definitions
1. Food.
2. A light meal or snack.
3. Fellatio.

## Etymology
From Yiddish נאַשן (nashn), from Middle High German naschen (“nibble”) (which is also the parent of German naschen), from Old High German naskōn (“to nibble; parasite”), from Proto-West Germanic *hnaskwōn (“to weaken; make soft; tenderise”). Doublet of nesh.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nosh