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Hebrew
Etymology
Likely a calque of German Strohwitwe.
Pronunciation
Noun
אַלְמְנַת קַשׁ • (alm'nát kásh) f (plural indefinite אַלְמְנוֹת קַשׁ)
- grass widow
- (military) a house in a hostile town, seized by soldiers in order to control the territory around it