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לְנַגֵּבlenagev meaning in Hebrew

to wipe (especially hummus off the plate with pita) · verb (pi'el); present מְנַגֵּב, past נִגַּבְתִּי
Illustration for the Hebrew word lenagev

At a proper hummus place nobody touches a fork. You tear off pita and sweep the plate with it until it looks like it came out of the dishwasher.

בחומוסייה הזאת אף אחד לא משתמש במזלג, כולם פשוט מנגבים עם פיתה.

“At this hummus place nobody uses a fork. Everyone just wipes it up with pita.”

What dish do you always lenagev until the plate is completely clean?

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