1. A Jewish stew of meat, potatoes, and beans, traditionally slow-cooked overnight and served on the Sabbath.
Usage: Also spelled chulent or tchulent.; Yiddish origin; common in Jewish cuisine, especially Ashkenazi tradition.

Examples

• My grandmother prepared cholent every Friday evening for the Sabbath meal.
• The cholent simmered in the oven all night, filling the house with a savory aroma.
• Traditional cholent includes beef, potatoes, beans, and barley.
• We looked forward to eating warm cholent after services on Saturday morning.
• The recipe for cholent has been passed down through generations in our family.