The story
- Hebrew · borrowed fromקִבּוּץ
- English todaykibbutz
From Hebrew קִבּוּץ (kibúts), derived from the verb קָבַץ (kaváts, “to gather, collect, assemble”). Not related to kibitz.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: 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. Full definition →
From Hebrew קִבּוּץ (kibúts), derived from the verb קָבַץ (kaváts, “to gather, collect, assemble”). Not related to kibitz.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.