chavrusa

• chavruta, havrusa, havruta

From the Ashkenazic pronunciation of Hebrew חברותא (khavrúta), from Aramaic חברותא (ħavrutaʔ).

chavrusa (countable and uncountable, plural chavrusas)

1. (Judaism, countable) A pair, typically yeshiva students, who study Talmud and other topics in Judaism together; by extension, any working pair
   • 2001 June 30, toichen, “How long would you last in yeshiva?”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated‎ (Usenet):

     A bachur who takes arguments personally will very quickly find himself without a chavrusa.

2. (Judaism, uncountable) The system of studying in this manner.