אלמנת קש

Hebrew

Etymology

Likely a calque of German Strohwitwe.

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔalmeˌnat ˈkaʃ/

Noun

אַלְמְנַת קַשׁ • ('alm'nat kásh) f (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