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PRONUNCIATION OF CHAROSET

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHAROSET

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determiner
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Charoset is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CHAROSET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

charoset

Charoset

Charoset, haroset, or charoses is a sweet, dark-colored paste made of fruits and nuts eaten at the Passover Seder. Its color and texture are meant to recall mortar which the Israelites used when they were enslaved in Ancient Egypt as mentioned in Tractate Pesahim of the Talmud. The word "charoset" comes from the Hebrew word cheres — חרס — "clay." Charoset is one of the symbolic foods on the Passover Seder Plate. After reciting the blessings, and eating a matzah "sandwich" combining charoset and maror, the remainder is often eaten plain, spread on matzah.

Definition of charoset in the English dictionary

The definition of charoset in the dictionary is a dish of chopped fruit, nuts and wine eaten at Passover, represents the mortar Jewish slaves used to build parts of Egypt.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHAROSET


asset
ˈæsɛt
beset
bɪˈsɛt
cassette
kæˈsɛt
chipset
ˈtʃɪpsɛt
handset
ˈhændˌsɛt
headset
ˈhɛdˌsɛt
inset
ɪnˈsɛt
jet-set
ˈdʒɛtsɛt
moonset
ˈmuːnˌsɛt
offset
ˈɒfˌsɛt
onset
ˈɒnˌsɛt
outset
ˈaʊtˌsɛt
photoset
ˈfəʊtəʊˌsɛt
preset
prɪˈsɛt
reset
riːˈsɛt
set
sɛt
sett
sɛt
subset
ˈsʌbˌsɛt
sunset
ˈsʌnˌsɛt
upset
ʌpˈsɛt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHAROSET

charmless
charmlessly
charmonia
charmonium
charneco
charnel
charnel house
Charnley
Charolais
Charon
charpai
Charpentier
charpie
charpoy
charqui
charquid
charr
charred
charring
charro

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHAROSET

avoset
broom closet
closet
earth closet
haroset
linen closet
marmoset
pygmy marmoset
roset
siroset
thermoset
water closet

Synonyms and antonyms of charoset in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «charoset» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHAROSET

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The translations of charoset from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «charoset» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

charoset
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

charoset
570 millions of speakers

English

charoset
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

charoset
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

منخفض charoset
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

харосет
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

charoset
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

charoset
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

charoset
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Charoset
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

charoset
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

charoset
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

charoset
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Charoset
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

charoset
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

charoset
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कोरोसेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

charoset
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

charoset
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

charoset
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

харосет
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

charoset
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

charoset
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

charoset
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

charoset
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

charoset
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHAROSET»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHAROSET» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about charoset

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHAROSET»

Discover the use of charoset in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to charoset and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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My People's Passover Haggadah: Traditional Texts, Modern ...
Charoset” Mishnah Pesachim 10:3 debates whether this sweet paste is itself a mitzvah or not. The anonymous opinion (stam mishnah) is that it is not, and the Talmud (Pes. 115a, 116a) explains that we dip the bitter herbs in it in order to ...
Lawrence A. Hoffman, David Arnow, 2008
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Encyclopedia of Jewish Food
Charoset Charoset is a fruit mixture used at the Passover Seder for dipping maror (bitter herbs). The charoset also accompanies the bitter herbs, along with matza, in the koraik (Hillel sandwich). Interestingly, most of the early rabbinic sources ...
Gil Marks, 2010
3
Jewish American Food Culture
The charoset, green vegetable and salt water, and bitter herbs are all a part of the seder plate. In addition, there is a roasted egg on the seder plate to represent both spring and the cyclical and round nature of life. There is also the shank bone  ...
Jonathan Deutsch, Rachel D. Saks, 2008
4
Passover Around the World
When her grandmother added the finely grated brick dust into the charoset. Meriam let out a gasp. Her grandmother held her close. “It's my secret ingredient for helping us remember how difficult a life our ancestors had.” The Missing ...
Tami Lehman-Wilzig, 2007
5
A Tale of Two Seders
Yemenite Charoset 1/2 c. almonds, chopped 1/2 c. dried apricots, chopped 8 dried figs, chopped 2 tsp. ground coriander 1 Tbsp. honey 1/4 c. sweet white wine 2 Tbsp. toasted sesame seeds* 2 tsp grated rind of lime or lemon Combine all ...
Mindy Avra Portnoy, 2010
6
Judaism For Dummies
However, when it comes time to eat the karpas, the charoset, and the other symbols, different families have different traditions. Some eat the symbols from the seder plate; others give each person their own mini-seder plate to eat from; at larger ...
Rabbi Ted Falcon, David Blatner, 2013
7
Charoset
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Aaron Philippe Toll, 2011
8
The Biblical and Historical Background of Jewish Customs and ...
The second triangle, at the bottom half of the platter, has the charoset on the right, the karpas on the left, and the lettuce in the center below them. These are placed in the lower triangle because they are of rabbinical origin. The shankbone ...
Abraham P. Bloch, 1980
9
Halakhic Positions of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik
CHAROSET AT THE SEDER that the Jewish women in Mitzrayim would secretly give birth under the apple trees so that the Egyptians would not discover that a Jewish male was born. The second explanation is the source of our practice to use ...
Aharon Ziegler, 2007
10
The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child - ...
Though the Jews kept their traditions, they had different recipes according to what was available in their new country. Here are three recipes for Charoset. Use one, or try all three on Matzo bread that you can find in large grocery stores.
Susan Wise Bauer, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHAROSET»

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Food for Thought: Kvetching about county's lack of Jewish deli
Eventually, I was invited to friends' Passover seders, where I was introduced to gefilte fish (hated it), charoset (liked it), tzimmes (really liked it), ... «Santa Cruz Sentinel, Jun 15»
2
Dish of the Week: Charoset
In honor of Passover, this week's featured dish is charoset. One of the symbolic foods of the Passover Seder Plate, charoset (or haroset) is a ... «Houston Press, Apr 15»
3
Countering Affliction With Prune Charoset
Matzo isn't called “the bread of our affliction” for nothing. This charoset recipe will help mitigate any misery it may cause. ½ cup each of prunes, ... «Jewish Daily Forward, Apr 15»
4
Charoset Strudel For Passover, Oh My!
At first mention of the news that Ben & Jerry's was now selling a Charoset-flavored Ice Cream in Israel, the idea sounded a little like a marketing ... «Huffington Post, Apr 15»
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Ben And Jerry's Sells Charoset-Flavored Ice Cream In Israel
The mensches over at Ben and Jerry's released a charoset-flavored ice cream that, thankfully, has all the credentials to be eaten over the ... «Huffington Post, Apr 15»
6
Recipe for Chinese charoset
... with soy sauce and pine nuts. March 31, 2015. Makes 4 cups. Andy Goldfarb drew on his travels in Asia to create this charoset to honor Chinese Jews. «Boston Globe, Mar 15»
7
Baked Apples With Vanilla-Walnut Charoset
At Seder time, we would have the charoset. So when developing the [Little Beet Table] menu, I knew I wanted to offer “apple pie.” Since we are ... «Jewish Daily Forward, Mar 15»
8
Bored of Apples and Walnuts? Try Adding Date Charoset to Your …
Dates figure prominently in Charoset, the symbolic food that Jews eat on Passover, throughout the Arab world. In this version from Iraq, dates ... «KQED, Mar 15»
9
Charoset Ben & Jerry's: Who's brave enough to try?
For Jewish dessert lovers across the globe, Passover can be a very trying time. Of course most cakes, cookies and brownies are off the table, ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Mar 15»
10
Ben & Jerry's Charoset-Flavored Ice Cream for Passover
In case your memories of last year's seder are blurred by too many cups of wine, charoset is the fruit-and-nut puree that symbolizes the mortar ... «Jewish Exponent, Mar 15»

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