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cholent

Noun CEFR B1
ˈt͡ʃoʊl(ə)nt

Definitions

A meat stew traditionally served on the Sabbath by Jews.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Françaischolent
DeutschTscholent
Русскийчолнтчулнт
4 more languages
Češtinašoulet
Magyarsólet
Polskiczulent

Examples

“As Mr. Schonfeld climbed the stairs, he was carrying a steaming 18-quart pot containing the traditional Sabbath stew known as chulent.”
Food was prepared with a far defter hand; I had matzo ball soup and boiled beef with horseradish, which sounds terrible but was excellent; Eliza ordered cholent, a thick bean stew, topped with a slice of meat loafour Jewish-mom-like server basically forced her.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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