ethrog

noun

eth·​rog

variants or etrog

eˈthrōg,

et‧ˈrōg,

ˈ⸗ˌ⸗

or esrog

ˈesˌrōg

plural ethrogim or etrogim

ˌethrōˈgim,

ˌet‧r-

or esrogim

esˈrōgim

or ethrogs or etrogs or esrogs

: the fruit of the citron (Citrus medica) anciently used with the palm branch in the celebration of Sukkoth and still used by Jews as a symbol of that occasion compare lulab

Word History

Etymology

Hebrew ethrōgh

First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined above

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