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