אלמנת קש

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Hebrew

Etymology

Likely a calque of German Strohwitwe.

Pronunciation

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Noun

אַלְמְנַת קַשׁ ('alm'nat káshf (plural indefinite אַלְמְנוֹת קַשׁ)

  1. grass widow
  2. (military) a house in a hostile town, seized by soldiers in order to control the territory around it