אפרסמון

Hebrew

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βάλσαμον (bálsamon), likely through Aramaic, Doublet of בָּשָׂם. In the "persimmon" sense, a 20th century semantic shift under the influence of English persimmon, itself from Powhatan pasimenan (“dried fruit”).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /a.faʀ.seˈmon/

Noun

אֲפַרְסְמוֹן • (afarsemón, ʾăp̄arsəmōn) m (plural indefinite אֲפַרְסְמוֹנִים)

1. (obsolete) balsam
2. (Modern Israeli Hebrew) persimmon (a type of fruit, of orange colour, very sweet, quite astringent when immature)