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| l'chaim [ lə kh im ] or le·ha·yim [ lə kh im ] or le·cha·yim [ lə kh im ] |
interjection |
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good health: a word used to express good wishes just before drinking an alcoholic drink
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noun (plural l'chaims) (plural le·cha·yims) |
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small drink of alcohol: a small drink of alcohol used to toast somebody or something
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| [Mid 20th century. < Hebrew lĕḥayyīm "to life"] |
