schav

English

Alternative forms

• shchav
• shtshav
• shav

Etymology

From Yiddish שטשאַוו (shtshav), from Polish szczaw.

Noun

schav (uncountable)

1. A kind of borscht made with sorrel (or occasionally lemongrass).
   • 1984, Sarah Schulman, The Sophie Horowitz Story:

     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.

2. Synonym of sorrel (plant).

Anagrams

• HVACs, chavs