אלמנת קש
Hebrew
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Likely a calque of German Strohwitwe.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔalmeˌnat ˈkaʃ/
Noun
[edit]אַלְמְנַת קַשׁ • (alm'nát 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