moshav shitufi

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew מוֹשָׁב שִׁתּוּפִי (mosháv shitufí, literally collective settlement).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /moʊˈʃɑːv ʃɪtuˈfiː/, /- ʃiː-/

Noun

moshav shitufi (plural moshavim shitufiim or moshavim shitufi'im)

  1. A less popular type of Israeli cooperative village having elements of, and falling in between model-wise, both a moshav and a kibbutz.