kibbutz

English

Etymology

From Hebrew קִבּוּץ‎ (kibúts), derived from the verb קָבַץ‎ (kaváts, “to gather, collect, assemble”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɪˈbʊts/, /kɪˈbuːts/
  • Rhymes: -ʊts, -uːts

Noun

kibbutz (plural kibbutzim or kibbutzes)

  1. A community, usually an agricultural one in Israel, based on a high level of social and economical sharing, equality, direct democracy and tight social relations.

Derived terms

Translations

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Hebrew קִבּוּץ‎ (kibúts), derived from the root קָבַץ‎ (kaváts, “to gather, collect, assemble”).

Noun

kibbutz (first-person possessive kibbutzku, second-person possessive kibbutzmu, third-person possessive kibbutznya)

  1. kibbutz: a community, usually an agricultural one in Israel, based on a high level of social and economical sharing, equality, direct democracy and tight social relations.

Further reading

Portuguese

Noun

kibbutz m (plural kibbutzim or (less common) kibbutz)

  1. Alternative spelling of kibutz

Romanian

Etymology

From French kibboutz.

Noun

kibbutz n (plural kibbutzuri)

  1. kibbutz

Declension

Spanish

Noun

kibbutz m (plural kibbutz)

  1. kibbutz
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