toranut
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Pronunciations

toranut (toh-rah-NOOT) listen

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Definitions

  • n. Tour of duty, esp. the task of serving and clearing food, and/or setting and clearing plates, at communal meals at Jewish summer camp.

  • n. The people given the job of toranut.

Example Sentences

  • "Toranut for lunch starts at quarter to 1."

  • "If you're on toranut, you have to leave chug bet 10 minutes early."

  • "The toranut need to arrive 15 minutes before lunch."

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Languages of Origin

  • Modern Hebrew

Etymology

  • תורנות

      • Who Uses This

      • Camp: Jews who attend or work at a Jewish overnight summer camp

      Regions

      • North America
      • Great Britain
      • South Africa

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