Definitions
n. A plant primarily used for protection against the evil eye and passed among Yom Kippur congregants during the fast.
Example Sentences
"This is presented on a tray, surrounded by cut pieces of masapan, Jordan almonds, and a gold-leafed piece of ruda (the rue plant) a plant attributed with evil eye banishing abilities." (Sephardic Heritage Cookbook: Ottoman, Persian, Moroccan, Egyptian Recipes and More by Sephardic Temple Or Chadash Sisterhood)
Languages of Origin
- Ladino
Etymology
ruda 'rue'
- Ottoman Sephardim: Jews with ancestry in Spain and, post-expulsion, in Turkey, Greece, and other parts of the Ottoman Empire
- North America
- None
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Alternative Spellings
ruta, rue
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