karpas

[Sephardic Hebrew kahr-pahs; Ashkenazic Hebrew kahr-pahs]

noun Hebrew.

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

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In the Karpas and in and around Nicosia a bi-voltine race is reared.
Notes on Agriculture in Cyprus and Its Products
William Bevan
The third quality is "dry" and comes principally from the Karpas.
Notes on Agriculture in Cyprus and Its Products
William Bevan
A useful stamp of pony mare is also to be found in the Karpas.
Notes on Agriculture in Cyprus and Its Products
William Bevan
Hams and sausages are much eaten, the latter especially in the Karpas.
Notes on Agriculture in Cyprus and Its Products
William Bevan
This crop is sown in the plains in January, but in the Karpas and some other parts it is sown in the autumn.
Notes on Agriculture in Cyprus and Its Products
William Bevan