The Jerusalem Bridge

לִזְלוֹלlizlol meaning in Hebrew

to scarf down, to devour greedily · verb
Illustration for the Hebrew word lizlol

The plate hits the table and thirty seconds later it is clean. Not eaten — זולל. Swallowed whole, like it owed him money.

הוא זלל שתי מנות של מרק ועוד שאל אם יש עוד.

“He scarfed down two bowls of soup and still asked if there was more.”

Who in your family is the champion zolel — the one whose plate empties before anyone else sits down?

Israeli slang words

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