kara de Tisha B’Av

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Pronunciations

kara de Tisha B'Av (KAH-rah deh tee-SHAH beh-AHV) listen

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Definitions

  • n. Someone who looks sad.

Example Sentences

  • "Others were 'cara de Tisha b’Av,' people with sour, sad outlooks, whose faces always seemed to be in a Tisha b’Av mood." (source)

  • "Why are they such a kara de Tisha B’Av?"

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Languages of Origin

  • Ladino

Etymology

  • kara de Tisha B'Av 'a face of Tisha B'av'

      • Who Uses This

      • Ottoman Sephardim: Jews with ancestry in Spain and, post-expulsion, in Turkey, Greece, and other parts of the Ottoman Empire

      Regions

      • North America

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      Alternative Spellings

      kara de Tisha Bav, cara de Tisha B’Av, cara de Tisha Bav

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