karpas

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karpas

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Borrowed from Hebrew כַּרְפַּס (karpás).

noun

  1. Judaism A traditional ritual dish eaten at Passover, consisting of a vegetable (typically celery or parsley) dipped in salt water or other liquid. 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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noun a traditional Jewish dish

日本語カルパス karupasu
Русскийкарпа́с karpás
עבריתכַּרְפַּס

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@misc{karpas_2026,
  title = {karpas},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/karpas},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}