rabbiofberlin
hoemwoner and AYC- cholent is “chaud” (warm) and “lent” (slow) ,in other words, slow warm cooking, exsctly as a cholent. Both are french words. Nnothing to do with lentils……
[Thank you for your French lesson even though what you said is a bubbeh meiseh.]
First of all, “chaud” means “hot” not “warm.” Please exercise care when turing the faucet marked C on a French sink lest you scald yourself.
The mere fact that there are words in one language that sound like words in another is often simple coincidence. You say that the French “chaud” sounds like the first syllable of “cholent.” Actually it sounds almost exactly like the English word “show.” And “lent” is pronounced in French like the English word “lawn.” So, I think this means nothing etymologically.
Should you find yourself in a Jewish area of Paris such as the Marais and can find a place that prepares Ashkenazic food, the dish you want to ask for when you want “cholent” is called in French “cassoulet.” Nothwithstanding the fact that cassoulet is often treif, like many other dishes, it can be made kosher by using kosher meet.