רועה גרמני

Hebrew

Etymology

From רועה / רֹעֶה (ro'é, “shepherd”) +‎ גֶּרְמָנִי (germaní, “German”), literally “German shepherd”.

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Noun

רועה גרמני / רֹעֶה גֶּרְמָנִי • (ro'é germaní) m

  1. German shepherd (a large-sized breed of dog often used as a guard dog or police dog)
    Synonym: כֶּלֶב זְאֵב (kélev ze'év)

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