צַחֲנָה

צַחֲנָהf. (b. h.; צחן, cmp. צחח, to glisten; be parched; cmp. זָהַם, to be filthy) 1) (b. h. offensive smell,) offensive matter. Pesik. Dibré, p. 111a> אדם אוכל צ׳וכ׳ a man may eat decayed matter two or three times, but finally he will loathe it; Yalk. Lam. 998; (Yalk. Prov. 932 צואה). Ter. X, 1 מתיר בצ׳וכ׳ allows the use of onions of Trumah in a decayed dish, because they are applied only to absorb the froth, Maim. (R. S., v. infra). 2) (mud-fish,) small fish preserved in brine, similar to טָרִית. Ter. l. c. מתיר בצ׳ allows the use of onions of Trumah for boiling tsaḥănah, R. S.Ned.VI, 4 הנודר מן הצ׳ אסור בטריתוכ׳ he who vows abstinence from tsaḥănah, is forbidden to partake of hashed ṭarith. Y. ib. 39d top תמן … צ׳, v. טָרִיתָא.