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Tu Bishevat

American  
[too bi-shuh-vaht, -shvaht] / ˈtu bɪ ʃəˈvɑt, -ˈʃvɑt /
Also Tu Bishebat

noun

Judaism.

  1. the 15th day of the month of Shevat, observed as a new year for trees by planting trees and by eating fruits.

Etymology

Origin of Tu Bishevat

< Hebrew ṭū bishbhāṭ equivalent to ṭū fifteen + bi of + shəbhāt Shevat

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