Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kibbutz

/kɪˈbʊts/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.71 in modern English

Syllables: kib-butz
IPA: /kɪˈbʊts/

24

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A community, usually an agricultural one in Israel, based on a high level of social and economical sharing, equality, direct democracy and tight social relations.

Example Sentences

"The kibbutzim along the Gaza border have been socialist communes and some of the most tenacious bastions of the Israeli left. I know people from those kibbutzim who, after years of almost daily rocket attacks from Gaza, still clung to the hope of peace, as if to a religious cult."

Etymology

From Hebrew קִבּוּץ (kibúts), derived from the verb קָבַץ (kaváts, “to gather, collect, assemble”). Not related to kibitz.

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: קִבּוּץ

Inflected Forms

kibbutzim (plural) kibbutzes (plural)

Derived Forms

kibbutzer kibbutzy

Frequently Paired Words

kibbutznik

Rhymes With

puts soots pussyfoots toots tootsie putz foots schmutz roots boots suits fruits

Questions

How do you pronounce kibbutz?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɪˈbʊts/.
What does kibbutz mean?: A community, usually an agricultural one in Israel, based on a high level of social and economical sharing, equality, direct democracy and tight social relations.
Where does kibbutz come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

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