ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Shchav

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Shchav is a noun meaning Alternative form of schav.

Meaning

Alternative form of schav.

Example Sentences

He took us into the field and taught us which grass was edible: clover, wild shchav, and mint.
Among my early recollections are going past a mill to the meadow with Olga to pick shchav (sorrel) for borscht […]
We often picked shchav, little green leaves that were smaller and lighter in color than spinach, which Mother would later cook into a borscht.
They picked sour “shchav,” hunted for mushrooms and searched for possibly edible roots to supplement the barley-water of the general soup kitchen.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include shav, shtshav, shchee, shtchee, borschtsch, schtschi.

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