"דובדבן" meaning in Hebrew

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Noun

IPA: /duvdeˈvan/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew] Audio: LL-Q9288_(heb)-Uziel302-דובדבן.wav Forms: דֻּבְדְּבָן [canonical], duvd'van [romanization], דובדבנים [indefinite, plural], דֻּבְדְּבָנִים [indefinite, plural], דובדבן [construct, singular], דֻּבְדְּבַן־ [construct, singular], דובדבני־ [construct, plural]
Etymology: Appears in Mishnah Avodah Zarah 2:7 with uncertain meaning. Perhaps an alteration or orthographic corruption of דֻּמְדְּמָנִית (dumd'manít, “gooseberry, redcurrant”), which may be from reduplication of דָּם or אֲדַמְדַּם. Reintroduced in early Modern Hebrew. Etymology templates: {{unc|he|uncertain}} uncertain Head templates: {{he-noun|cons=דובדבן|consdwv=דֻּבְדְּבַן|dwv=דֻּבְדְּבָן|g=m|pl=דובדבנים|plcons=דובדבני|pldwv=דֻּבְדְּבָנִים|tr=duvd'van}} דובדבן / דֻּבְדְּבָן • (duvd'van) m (plural indefinite דובדבנים / דֻּבְדְּבָנִים, singular construct דובדבן / דֻּבְדְּבַן־, plural construct דובדבני־)
  1. cherry (a small fruit, usually red, black or yellow, with a smooth hard seed and a short hard stem) Categories (lifeform): Fruits Derived forms: הַדּוּבְדְּבָן שֶׁבַּקַּצֶּפֶת (haduvdeván shebakatséfet) (english: cherry on top)
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      "form": "דֻּבְדְּבַן־",
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      "form": "דובדבני־",
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          "english": "cherry on top",
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        {
          "text": "דניאלה ספקטור, הירושימה\nאור לבן על הירושימה ועל העולם\nהראית איך הפציע לובן פרח עץ הדובדבן"
        }
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        ]
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        "pl": "דובדבנים",
        "plcons": "דובדבני",
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        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
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        {
          "text": "דניאלה ספקטור, הירושימה\nאור לבן על הירושימה ועל העולם\nהראית איך הפציע לובן פרח עץ הדובדבן"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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