(in the Jewish calendar) the fourth month of the year according to biblical reckoning and the tenth month of the civil year, usually falling within June and July
Word origin
from Hebrew
Tammuz in American English
(ˈtɑmʊz)
noun
the tenth month of the Jewish year
Word origin
Heb tammūz < Akkadian tamūz, a god of fertility < Sumerian Dumu-zi (lit., true son), god & legendary king
Examples of 'Tammuz' in a sentence
Tammuz
`I remembered where the Tammuz was and took it down from the shelf.