yomim tovim

yom tov

[Yiddish. yawn tuhv, tuhf; English yuhn tuhv, tuhf; Sephardic Hebrew yawm tawv; Ashkenazic Hebrew yohm tohv]
plural English, yom tovs [yuhn tuhvz, tuhfs] , ya·mim to·vim, yo·mim to·vim [Yiddish. yawn-toi-vim] .

Origin:
literally, good day

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yom tov (ˈjɔm ˈtɔv, ˈjɔmtəv) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl yamin tovim
Judaism a festival, esp that of Passover, Shabuoth, Sukkoth, or Rosh Hashana

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