karpas
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Hebrew כַּרְפַּס (karpás).
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
karpas
- (Judaism) A traditional ritual dish eaten at Passover, consisting of a vegetable (typically celery or parsley) dipped in salt water or other liquid.
- 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 243:
- She had looked at the girl as she took the karpas and when her face changed she thought it must be the bitterness.
Translations[edit]
a traditional Jewish dish