משמש

Hebrew

Root
מ־שׁ־מ־שׁ (m-sh-m-sh)
1 term

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مِشْمِش (mišmiš, “apricots”).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /miʃˈmeʃ/

Noun

מִשְׁמֵשׁ • (mishmésh) m (plural indefinite מִשְׁמֵשִׁים)

1. apricot (a round sweet and juicy stone fruit, resembling peach or plum in taste, with a yellow-orange flesh, lightly fuzzy skin and a large seed inside)

References

• “משמש” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language