etrog

Definitions

• Citron (lemon-like fruit) used ritually on Sukkot

Example Sentences

• Be careful with this etrog- you don't want the pitom to break.

Languages of Origin

• Textual Hebrew

Etymology

• אתרוג

Who Uses This

• Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

Regions

• North America

Dictionaries

• The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
• The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).

Alternative Spellings

esrog