how to pronounce kibbutz

/kɪˈbʊts/

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kibbutz is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of kibbutz in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… on Israelis in their kibbutz the kids …”

meanings of kibbutz

noun:

A community, usually an agricultural one in Israel, based on a high level of social and economical sharing, equality, direct democracy and tight social relations.

kibbutz frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word kibbutz occurs in english on average 0.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.