אַגאַווע

אַגאַווע

Yiddish

.אַן אַגאַווע

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀγαύη (Agaúē).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡavə/
• Hyphenation: אַ‧גאַ‧ווע

Noun

אַגאַווע • (agave) f

1. agave (plant of the genus Agave)

References

• Mordkhe Shekhter (2005), “אַגאַווע”, in די געוויקסן־וועלט אין ייִדיש [The word of plants in Yiddish], Institute for Jewish Research, Yiddish-Latin-English index