haltura
n.— «I’m not going away from Israel to do “halturas” (free-lance jobs) with other orchestras. It’s basically going to be an opera season for me.» —“IPO says farewell to Mehta’s arms: Back again in ‘94″ by Michael Ajzenstadt Jerusalem Post (Israel) Aug. 2, 1993. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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