how to say “shepherd’s pie” in Hebrew
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פַּשְׁטִידַת הָרוֹעֶה
This one’s for my sister, who loves this dish.
In honor of the cold weather felt in many parts of the world this week, here’s an entry about a nice hot food item.
Shepherd’s pie, originating in what is today the United Kingdom, translates to פַּשְׁטִידַת הָרוֹעֶה in Hebrew.
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The word פַּשְׁטִידָה , pie, first appeared in Hebrew literature of the middle ages. It’s borrowed from the Italian word pasticcio, loosely meaning mess or hodgpodge.
, pie, first appeared in Hebrew literature of the middle ages. It’s borrowed from the Italian word pasticcio, loosely meaning mess or hodgpodge. A רוֹעֶה is a male shepherd, while a רוֹעָה is a female.
is a male shepherd, while a רוֹעָה is a female.The ת- (t) ending on the first word in פשטידת הרועה indicates that the two words are linked in an of (סמיכות ) relationship. The phrase means, literally, the pie of the shepherd.
) relationship. The phrase means, literally, the pie of the shepherd.
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