צליאק
tseliak
The Hebrew word for celiac is צליאק (tseliak).
This noun refers to someone who has celiac disease.
Meaning: someone who has celiac disease (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
tseliak
Did you know?
- While 'celiac' is the medical term, in casual Israeli conversation, people often use the English loanword 'gluten-free' written in Hebrew characters.
- The word צליאק is treated as a masculine noun in Hebrew grammar, regardless of the gender of the person suffering from the disease.
- The Hebrew word צליאק is a direct phonetic loanword from English or Latin, rather than a word derived from Hebrew roots.
Example conversation
Noa and Daniel are deciding what to order for dinner.
- נועה Noaדניאל, בוא נזמין פיצה מהמקום החדש.Daniel, bo nazmin pizza me'hamakom hachadash.Daniel, let's order pizza from the new place.
- דניאל Danielאני לא יכול, אני צליאק.Ani lo yachol, ani tzeliaq.I can't, I am a celiac.
- נועה Noaשכחתי! יש להם בצק ללא גלוטן.Shachachti! Yesh lahem batzaq lelo gluten.I forgot! They have gluten-free dough.
- דניאל Danielזה נשמע מעולה, בוא נזמין.Ze nishma me'ule, bo nazmin.That sounds great, let's order.
