karpas

See also: kārpas and kārpās

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew כַּרְפַּס (karpás).

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Noun

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

a traditional Jewish dish

Hebrew: כַּרְפַּס (he) m
Japanese: カルパス (karupasu)
Russian: карпа́с m (karpás)

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