Added 9 October 2026
kibbutz
/kɪˈbʊts/ noun
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about kibbutz at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A collective farm or settlement owned by its members in modern Israel; children are reared collectively.
Origin
From Hebrew קִבּוּץ (kibúts), derived from the verb קָבַץ (kaváts, “to gather, collect, assemble”). Not related to kibitz.
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