אפרסמון

Hebrew

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βάλσαμον (bálsamon), likely through Aramaic, Doublet of בָּשָׂם. In the "persimmon" sense, a 20th century semantic shift under the influence of English persimmon, itself from Powhatan pasimenan (“dried fruit”).

Pronunciation

Noun

אֲפַרְסְמוֹן • (afarsemón, ʾăp̄arsəmōn) m (plural indefinite אֲפַרְסְמוֹנִים)

  1. (obsolete) balsam
  2. (Modern Israeli Hebrew) persimmon (a type of fruit, of orange colour, very sweet, quite astringent when immature)
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