Usage Note
Kibboutz is a direct borrowing from Hebrew kibbutz (gathering), referring to a collective agricultural community in Israel. The French plural is sometimes kibboutzim (following Hebrew) but kibboutz is also used unchanged. The word entered French through mid-20th century journalism covering Israeli statehood.
Examples
"Il a passé un an dans un kibboutz en Galilée."
Natural Translation
He spent a year in a kibbutz in Galilee.

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