חיפושית

Hebrew
Root
ח־פ־שׁ‎ (ḥ-p-š)

Etymology

Sense #2 is a semantic loan from German Käfer.

Noun

חִפּוּשִׁית • (khipushít) f (plural indefinite חִפּוּשִׁיּוֹת‎)

  1. beetle
  2. Volkswagen Beetle (a car)

References
  • “חיפושית” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading
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