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Yiddish
Etymology
From Polish szczaw. שטשאַוועל (shtshavel) borrowed from Belarusian шча́вель (ščávjelʹ), Russian, Ukrainian ща́вель (ščávelʹ). שצאַוויע (shtsavye) most likely borrowed from Belarusian шча́ўе (ščáŭje).
Noun
שטשאַוו • (shtshav) m
- sorrel, dock (plant)
- Synonyms: כטשוף (khtshuf), קוואַסעץ (kvasets)
- schav (borscht with sorrel)
Descendants
References
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “שטשאַוו” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “sorrel”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN