karpas

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Pronunciations

karpas (CAR-pahs) listen
karpas (car-PAHS) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A vegetable (traditionally a green, leafy one, namely parsley, but can be any vegetable that grows from the ground) used in the Passover seder to symbolize new spring.

Example Sentences

  • "Everyone grab some karpas and get ready to dip it into the salt water."

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • כַּרְפַּס

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

      Regions

      • North America
      • Great Britain
      • South Africa
      • Australia / New Zealand

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      Alternative Spellings

      carpas

Notes

  • At the seder, Jews dip the karpas in a liquid--traditionally salt water for Ashkenazi Jews and vinegar for Sephardi Jews, which symbolizes the tears that the Israelites shed over their condition when they were slaves in Egypt.

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