parve
n.— «“They think it’s impossible for someone to live in Israel, breathing Israeli air, and have no position.” She shook her head. “They would rather have an enemy like Momo to argue with than a parve like me.” In the kosher lexicon, parve foods contain neither dairy nor meat.» —“Engaged to Disengage” by Barak Zimmerman in Israel CityBeat (Los Angeles, California) Sept. 1, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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