English Explanatory Dictionary

afikomen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The matzoh eaten at a Passover seder, after dinner.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

afikomen afikomens afikoman

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi Proto-Hellenic *epí Ancient Greek ἐπῐ́ (epĭ́) Ancient Greek κῶμος (kômos) Ancient Greek ἐπῐ́ κῶμος (epĭ́ kômos)der. Hebrew אֲפִיקוֹמָן (afikomán)bor. Yiddish אַפֿיקומן (afikoymen)bor. English afikomen Borrowed from Yiddish אַפֿיקומן (afikoymen), from Hebrew אֲפִיקוֹמָן ('afikomán).

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