Sabra (person)

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Sabra (Hebrew: צבר) is a slang term used to describe a native-born Israeli Jew.[1] The word is derived from the Hebrew word tzabar, the name of the "prickly pear" cactus (also known as the "cactus pear"), Opuntia ficus-indica. The allusion is to a tenacious, thorny desert plant with a thick hide that conceals a sweet, softer interior i.e., tough on the outside, sweet and tender on the inside.

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  1. ^ "sabra, a native-born Israeli", Over here and over there — The Economist newspaper article, 16 November 2006.
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