8 letters · 14 points in Scrabble
noun (Yiddish) a long boring tediously detailed account
noun (Judaism) the scroll of parchment that contains the biblical story of Esther; traditionally read in synagogues to celebrate Purim
originFrom Hebrew מגילה / מְגִלָּה (m'gilá, “scroll”). Doublet of magilla.
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