Schav

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A kind of borscht made with sorrel (or occasionally lemongrass). uncountable

    "I stopped at the B and H Dairy for a good knish. That was the only place left that didn't microwave. Tears ran down my cheeks dripping into a glass of cold schav with sour cream."

  2. 2
    Synonym of sorrel (plant). uncountable

Synonyms

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sorrel

Example

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"I stopped at the B and H Dairy for a good knish. That was the only place left that didn't microwave. Tears ran down my cheeks dripping into a glass of cold schav with sour cream."

Etymology

From Yiddish שטשאַוו (shtshav), from Polish szczaw.

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