עגבניה

Hebrew

Etymology

Coined by Yechiel Michel Pines, an early religious Zionist, under the influence of German Liebesapfel (literally “love apple”), from the root ע־ג־ב‎ meaning lust. The word's sexual undertones made it initially controversial, but it outcompeted alternative suggestions by the 1940s.

Pronunciation
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Noun

עַגְבָנִיָּה • (agvaniyá) f (plural indefinite עַגְבָנִיּוֹת‎, singular construct עגבניית / עַגְבָנִיַּת־‎, plural construct עַגְבָנִיּוֹת־‎)

  1. A tomato.
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