avatiach

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Pronunciations

avatiach (ah-vah-TEE-ahkhk) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A watermelon.

Example Sentences

  • "There's an avatiach stand at the junction coming up. Let's pull over." (Glinert)

  • "Israel has so many flavours, but when I think of Tel Aviv, especially in the summer time, there is one plate of food that pops into my mind and that’s an avatiach salad." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Modern Hebrew

Etymology

  • MH אֲבַטִּיחַ⁩ avatíakh

      • 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).

      Alternative Spellings

      avatiakh

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