garinim

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Definitions

  • n. (chiefly plural 'garinim') Seeds (especially sunflower or pumpkin seeds).

  • n. A group, unit.

Example Sentences

  • "Hey, someone's been cracking garinim everywhere!" (Glinert)

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Languages of Origin

  • Modern Hebrew

Etymology

  • MH גַּרְעִינִים⁩ gar'iním 'seeds'

      • Who Uses This

      • Israel: Diaspora Jews who feel connected to Israel and have spent time there

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).
      • Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).
      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      garin, gareen, gareeneem, gareenim

Notes

  • Sunflower seeds are an Israeli snack staple, ubiquitous on the street (both as food and as litter).

    singular: 'garin'

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