/shahv, shchahv/ , n. Jewish or Eastern European Cookery.
a cold soup of sorrel to which chopped egg, sour cream, lemon juice, and chopped scallions are sometimes added.
[ shtshav sorrel, soup made with sorrel
szczaw, akin to Czech št'avel, Serbo-Croatian štàvelj, Russ shchavél' sorrel ]