schav

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Pronunciations

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Definitions

  • n. A cold cream-of-sorrel soup.

  • n. A sour-grass or cabbage soup made with beets.

Example Sentences

  • "Schav (Sorrel Leaves) is a traditional Eastern European, Jewish soup, served cold!" (source)

  • Does anyone still actually eat schav, or is it just there in the Manischewitz aisle at Shop Rite?

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • שטשאַוו shtshav 'sorrel'

      • Who Uses This

      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America
      • Great Britain

      Dictionaries

      • The New Joys of Yiddish, by Leo Rosten and Lawrence Bush (New York, 2003[1968]).
      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
      • Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

      Alternative Spellings

      chav, schtschav, shtschav, schtshav, shtshav, stshav, schchav, shchav, tschav, tshav, tschav, shtchav

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