eshkena

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Pronunciations

eshkena (esh-keh-NAH) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A Juhuri egg and meat soup often made during Pesach.

Example Sentences

  • "Another Seder dish is the eshkena, a stew combining other traditional dishes from the ritual meal, including eggs, meat and celery. It is eaten with matzah." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Juhuri

Who Uses This

  • Juhuro: Jews with ancestry in the Caucasus region, such as Azerbaijan and Dagestan, also known as Kavkazi, Gorsky, or Mountain Jews

Regions

  • North America

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Alternative Spellings

eshkeneh, ishkena, ishkene, eshkene

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