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cholent

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈt͡ʃoʊl(ə)nt/

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noun

Meaning 1

A meat stew traditionally served on the Sabbath by Jews.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Yiddish טשאָלנט (tsholnt), of unknown origin, but may be from an Old French reflex of Latin calēns.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: txólent — meat stew
  • Czech: šoulet — meat stew
  • French: cholent — meat stew
  • French: tcholent — meat stew
  • German: Tscholent — meat stew
  • Hebrew: חַמִּין (khamín) — meat stew
  • Hungarian: sólet — meat stew
  • Japanese: チョレント — meat stew
  • Korean: 촐런트 (cholleonteu) — meat stew
  • Polish: czulent — meat stew
  • Russian: чолнт (čolnt) — meat stew
  • Russian: чулнт (čulnt) — meat stew
  • Yiddish: טשאָלנט (tsholnt) — meat stew