halutza

noun

ha·​lutza

variants or chalutza

¦ḵäˌlüt¦sä

plural halutzoth or halutzot or chalutzoth or chalutzot

¦ḵäˌlüt¦sōt(h),

-ōs,

⸗ˈ⸗ˌ⸗

: a woman who is a halutz

Word History

Etymology

New Hebrew ḥălūṣāh, feminine of ḥālūṣ

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