Etymology

kikayon

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Today it means: A plant mentioned in the Book of Jonah, where it provides shade; possibly a gourd or a castor bean/castor oil plant. Full definition →

Hebrew קִיקָיוֹן
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  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromקִיקָיוֹן
  2. English todaykikayon

Borrowed from Hebrew קִיקָיוֹן (kikayón).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.