אַגָּס
Meanings
Masculine noun
1. pear (an edible fruit produced by the pear tree, similar to an apple but typically elongated towards the stem)
2. pear (a type of fruit tree (Pyrus communis))
3. Genus Pyrus, the genus of such trees.
4. An electric light bulb. (slang)
Pronunciation
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Examples10
אֲנִי גוזם אֵת עצי הָאַגָּס.
I am pruning the pear trees.
אֲנִי אוֹכֶלֶת אַגָּסִים.
I eat pears.
אֲנִי אוֹכֵל אַגָּסִים.
I eat pears.
הָרֵיחַ שֶׁל הָאַגָּס הַזֶּה טוֹב.
This pear smells nice.
תּוֹם אוֹכֵל אַגָּס.
Tom is eating a pear.
הָאַגָּסִים שֶׁאֲנַחְנוּ אוֹכְלִים ביַפָּן נִרְאִים כִּמְעַט כְּמוֹ תַּפּוּחִים.
The pears we eat in Japan look almost like apples.