l'chaim

l'cha·im

[Ashkenazic Hebrew luh-khah-yim; Sephardic Hebrew luh-khah-yeem]
noun Hebrew.
a toast used in drinking to a person's health or well-being.
Also, l'cha·yim, lechayim, lehayim.


Origin:
ləḥayyīm literally, to life

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source Link To l'chaim
Collins
World English Dictionary
l'chaim (ləˈxɑjim) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
interj, —n
a variant spelling of lechaim

00:10
L'chaim is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
lechaim, Judaism lehaim or Judaism l'chaim (ləˈxɑjim) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
interj
1.  a drinking toast
 
n
2.  a small drink with which to toast something or someone
 
[from Hebrew, literally: to life]
 
lehaim, Judaism lehaim or Judaism l'chaim
 
interj
 
n
 
[from Hebrew, literally: to life]
 
l'chaim, Judaism lehaim or Judaism l'chaim
 
interj
 
n
 
[from Hebrew, literally: to life]

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT