Karpas
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A traditional ritual dish eaten at Passover, consisting of a vegetable (typically celery or parsley) dipped in salt water or other liquid. Judaism
"She had looked at the girl as she took the karpas and when her face changed she thought it must be the bitterness."
Example
More examples"She had looked at the girl as she took the karpas and when her face changed she thought it must be the bitterness."
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew כַּרְפַּס (karpás).