tzimmes
- noun
- /ˈzɪməs/
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tzimmes
- For Rosh Hashanah, her grandmother always makes a traditional tzimmes with carrots and dried prunes.
Examples
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The sweet aroma of tzimmes filled the kitchen as the family gathered for dinner.
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I made a delicious tzimmes for the holiday dinner.
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He learned to cook tzimmes from a recipe passed down through generations.
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Have you ever tried tzimmes with dried apricots?
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For Rosh Hashanah, her grandmother always makes a traditional tzimmes with carrots and dried prunes.
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The sweet aroma of tzimmes filled the kitchen as the family gathered for dinner.
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He learned to cook tzimmes from a recipe passed down through generations.
Synonyms
A sweet stew of vegetables and dried fruit often served at Jewish holidays
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Tzimmes comes from Yiddish tsimes, which named a sweet 'mix' of carrots, fruit, and other foods. That's why tzimmes still means the sweet holiday stew served at family meals.