CHOLENT Definition & Meaning

cholent

[ chaw-luhnt, chuhl-uhnt; Yiddish chawlnt ]

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noun

Jewish Cooking.

a stewed or baked dish, especially of meat and beans, served on the Sabbath but cooked the day before or overnight over a slow fire.

cholent

/ ˈ��ʃ�Ǳ�ə�Գ� /

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Judaism a meal usually consisting of a stew of meat, potatoes, and pulses prepared before the Sabbath on Friday and left to cook until eaten for Sabbath lunch

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of cholent¹

< Yiddish tsholnt, tshulnt, perhaps < Old French < Latin calentem, accusative present participle of ��ŧ�� to be hot (> French, Old French chaloir, attested only in derived sense “to be of interest, matter”; nonchalant ); compare Hebrew (post-Biblical) ḥa��ī�� cholent, derivative of ḥa�� hot

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However, the article downplays the role of Washington Ethnic Studies Now, as I have reported in The Cholent, Seattle’s only Jewish news outlet.

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I spooned more cholent into my mouth, thinking better than to confess she reminded me of a walking sunflower with her yellow wardrobe.

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The cholent would have cooked all afternoon and evening, until the flavors merged into a rich, savory medley.

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I had tried plenty of cholent since washing up on Maxwell Street, and no matter the difference in taste or ingredients, it always reminded me of Shabbos mornings.

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He said he could not confirm that Benaroya gave the returned $5 million to his organization, as reported in The Cholent.

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