honey
/ˈhʌni/
noun
A sweet sticky food made by bees
“He put honey on his toast.”
דבש
Honey is a noun in the food & drinks category. It is a intermediate (ages 9-10) word, meaning "A sweet sticky food made by bees" In Hebrew, honey translates to דבש.
Example Sentences
- She drizzled golden honey over her yogurt and watched it slowly swirl in.
- He spread honey on his warm toast and licked the sticky sweetness off his finger.
- Bees collect nectar from thousands of flowers to make just one small jar of honey.
Did You Know? Honey never spoils — archaeologists found 3,000-year-old honey in Egyptian tombs that was still perfectly edible! Honey is the only food made by an insect that humans eat. A single bee produces only about one twelfth of a teaspoon of honey in its entire lifetime, which is why bees work together as a team. Honey was used as a medicine by ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans to help heal wounds.
Common Word Combinations
honey beehoney jarhoney potraw honey
Related Words
beesyrupsugarsweet
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