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shav

shav is the alternative form of schav.

Meaning of schav

Noun

schav (uncountable)

  1. A kind of borscht made with sorrel (or occasionally lemongrass).
    • I stopped at the B and H Dairy for a good knish. That was the only place left that didn't microwave. Tears ran down my cheeks dripping into a glass of cold schav with sour cream.1984, Sarah Schulman, The Sophie Horowitz Story
  2. Synonym of sorrel (plant).
    Synonyms:
    sorrel

Questions about shav

What is shav the alternative form of?
Shav is the alternative form of schav.

Words near shav in the dictionary

  1. shauri
  2. shauris
  3. shaurma
  4. shaurmas
  5. Shaurya
  6. shav
  7. shavable
  8. Shavante
  9. Shavantes
  10. shavasan
  11. shavasana

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