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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew לחיים.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ləˈxaɪ.ɪm/, /ləˈhaɪ.ɪm/
Interjection
lechayim
- (Judaism) "To life": a Jewish drinking toast.
Noun
lechayim
- (Judaism) A toast
2002 September 30, Jonathan J. Baker, “Drinking on Simchas Torah”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet):There's a little kiddush, and one of the rabbis may wander around with a bottle of mashke if people want to make a little lechaim, but that's about it.