אלמנת קש
Hebrew
editEtymology
editLikely a calque of German Strohwitwe.
Pronunciation
edit- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔalmeˌnat ˈkaʃ/
Noun
editאַלְמְנַת קַשׁ • ('alm'nat kásh) f (plural indefinite אַלְמְנוֹת קַשׁ)
- grass widow
- (military) a house in a hostile town, seized by soldiers in order to control the territory around it