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lechayim

/ləˈxaɪ.ɪm/

lechayim interjection: "To life": a Jewish drinking toast.

Interjection

  1. (Judaism) "To life": a Jewish drinking toast.
    • Drink l'chaim, to life, to life, l'chaim! L'chaim, l'chaim, to life!1964, “To Life”, in Sheldon Harnick (lyrics), Jerry Bock (music), Fiddler On The Roof

Noun

lechayim

  1. (Judaism) A toast
    • 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.2002 September 30, Jonathan J. Baker, “Drinking on Simchas Torah”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet)

Forms of lechayim

alternative formlechaim
alternative formlehayim
alternative forml'chaim
alternative forml'chayim

Origin of lechayim

Borrowed from Hebrew לחיים.

Questions about lechayim

What does lechayim mean?
Lechayim means "To life": a Jewish drinking toast.
What part of speech is lechayim?
Lechayim can be an interjection or a noun.
How do you pronounce lechayim?
Lechayim is pronounced /ləˈxaɪ.ɪm/.

Words near lechayim in the dictionary

  1. leceh
  2. lech
  3. lechaim
  4. lechatelierite
  5. lechatelierites
  6. lechayim
  7. leche
  8. leched
  9. lecheh
  10. lechem mishneh
  11. lecher

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