chalutz

[ khah-loots ]

noun,plural cha·lutz·im [khah-loo-tseem khah-loo-tsim]. /xɑ luˈtsim xɑˈlu tsɪm/. Hebrew.

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chalutz

halutz

/ Hebrew (xɑˈlʊts, English hɑːˈlʊts) /


nounplural -lutzim (-luːˈtsiːm, English -ˈluːtsɪm)
  1. a member of an organization of immigrants to Israeli agricultural settlements

Origin of chalutz

1
literally: pioneer, fighter

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