chraime

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Definitions

  • n. A North-African spicy fish stew.

Example Sentences

  • "Like dafina, chraime is a dish that is prepared for Shabbat by Sephardic Jews." (source)

  • "Chraime—tomatoey fish that’s heady with chiles, garlic, and spices—is a symbol of Jewish-Libyan heritage and home." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Modern Hebrew
  • Arabic / Judeo-Arabic

Etymology

  • حرايمي / חריימה derived from the Arabic word for 'hot'

      • Who Uses This

      • North African: Jews with ancestry in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, or Egypt

      Regions

      • North America

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      Alternative Spellings

      khraime, chrayme, khrayme

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