karpas

See also: kārpas and kārpās

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Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew כַּרְפַּס (karpás).

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Noun

karpas

  1. (Judaism) A traditional ritual dish eaten at Passover, consisting of a vegetable (typically celery or parsley) dipped in salt water or other liquid.
    • 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 243:
      She had looked at the girl as she took the karpas and when her face changed she thought it must be the bitterness.

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