kvutzah

noun

kvu·​tzah

variants or kvutza

kəˌvütˈsä,

⸗ˈ⸗(ˌ)⸗

plural kvutzoth or kvutzot

-sōt(h),

-sōs

also kvutzahs or kvutzas

: a Jewish communal and cooperative farm or settlement in Israel that is usually smaller than a kibbutz and established on stateowned land

Word History

Etymology

New Hebrew qĕbhūṣāh (plural qĕbhūṣōth), from Hebrew, group, gathering

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