Hebrew Translation?

Question

My boyfriend is Jewish, last night we went out to a restaurant and the owner mentioned he too was Jewish and they got to talking, when we left the owner pointed at me and asked if I was a "chitza" "chicza" [does anyone know how to spell it?] my boyfriend was stunned for a moment and asked what it meant and he said "A non-Jewish girl." when we got home he told his mom and she was PISSED. She said that was an insulting way of asking if I was Non-Jewish, basically the owner was calling me the N word.

Is this true?

Answer 1

The word Shiksa is vernacular Jewish to refer to a non-Jewish female. Because there is little contemporary reference to Yiddish, fewer and fewer people use it in speech. It is slightly derogatory, but not nearly as insulting as "the N word" you mentioned. Shiksa is not generally used with malice.

Answer 2

The word shiksa is derived from the Hebrew term sheketz, which means loathsome, abomination, unclean, dirty, etc. Despite its etymology, the term shiksa is widely used and accepted in the United States, where it is often used in a humorous way. Nevertheless, the word is regarded as offensive by some.

Answer 3

shiksa is the correct word......and yes, it does mean a non-jewish girl.....The guy must have been an old timer and very orthodox. I wouldn't worry about it.