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tovel

/ˈtoʊ.vəl/

tovel verb: to immerse (something, especially kitchenware) into a mikveh.

Verb

tovel (third-person singular simple present tovels, present participle (US) toveling or (UK) tovelling, simple past and past participle (US) toveled or (UK) tovelled)

  1. (Judaism) to immerse (something, especially kitchenware) into a mikveh

Forms of tovel

third-person singular presenttovels
present participle UStoveling
present participle UKtovelling
past participle UStoveled
past UStoveled
past participle UKtovelled
past UKtovelled
alternative formtoivel

Origin of tovel

From Yiddish טובֿלן (toyvln), from Hebrew טוֹבֵל (tovél), present tense of טָבַל (tavál).

Questions about tovel

What does tovel mean?
Tovel means to immerse (something, especially kitchenware) into a mikveh.
What part of speech is tovel?
Tovel is a verb.
How do you pronounce tovel?
Tovel is pronounced /ˈtoʊ.vəl/.
What is the past tense of tovel?
The past tense of tovel is toveled.

Words near tovel in the dictionary

  1. tovarishches
  2. tovarishes
  3. Tovarnik
  4. Tovars
  5. Tove
  6. tovel
  7. tovero
  8. toveros
  9. Toves
  10. Toveses
  11. Tovey

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