tzimmes
/ˈtsɪmɪs/
noun
- A sweet Jewish dish made from carrots, dried fruits, and sometimes meat, often cooked slowly.
- The sweet flavor of tzimmes comes from the honey and dried fruit.
- Tzimmes is a traditional dish served during Rosh Hashanah.
- For the holiday dinner, Grandma made her famous tzimmes with carrots and prunes.
- A big fuss or commotion about something.
- There was a big tzimmes over who would sit at the head of the table.
- The whole tzimmes about the new policy was unnecessary.
- Don't make such a tzimmes about a small mistake.