karpas

[kahr-pahs, kahr-pahs]

noun

Hebrew.

1. a piece of parsley, celery, or similar green vegetable that is dipped in salt water and eaten at the Seder meal on Passover.

Example Sentences

Jamie Karpas, 20, said he didn't realise the royal couple were visiting on Monday, adding: “As someone who saw Harry and Meghan the last time they were here, I’m very excited. I think the Royal Family are part of the Australian culture. They are a big part of our lives.”

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Sweet potato, an important vegetable in the African diaspora, will serve as the karpas, signifying hope and renewal; it is usually dipped in salt water, a symbol of the tears Israelites shed during oppression.

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Meanwhile, Turkish Cypriot police said a boat carrying 175 Syrians that included 69 minors and 30 women landed on the shores of the Karpas peninsula in the pre-dawn hours Saturday.

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The ship dropped anchor off the island’s north-eastern Karpas peninsula on Monday.

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The Turkish Fatih ship started drilling last month 42 miles off Cyprus‘ west coast. A second vessel, Yavuz, has now sailed to an area off the Karpas peninsula on Cyprus‘ east coast.

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