תפוז
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Hebrew
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Blend of תַּפּוּחַ (tapúakh, “apple”) + זָהָב (zahav, “gold”). Coined by lexicographer Isaac Avinery.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /taˈpuz/
Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]תַּפּוּז • (tapúz) m (plural indefinite תַּפּוּזִים, plural construct תַּפּוּזֵי־)
- orange (fruit)
- Synonym: תַּפּוּחַ זָהָב (tapúakh zaháv)
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Klein, Ernest (1987) “תַּפּוּז”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 712