chrain

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Jewish/xɹeɪn/

noun

A relish in Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine, consisting of grated horseradish, vinegar, sugar, salt, and optionally beetroot.

OriginYiddish כריין ← Russian хре́н →
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Meanings

nounchrain (uncountable)

alternative chrein · alternative chrayne

  1. uncountableA relish in Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine, consisting of grated horseradish, vinegar, sugar, salt, and optionally beetroot.

Origin

  1. Russianхре́н“horseradish”
  2. Yiddishכריין
  3. Englishchrain

From Yiddish כריין (khreyn), in turn from a Slavic source, probably Russian хре́н (xrén, “horseradish”).

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Chicago

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