English Explanatory Dictionary

hamantaschen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Traditional Ashkenazi three-cornered cookies eaten during the Jewish holiday of Purim. The filling may be made from variously from poppy seeds, prunes, nuts, dates, apricots, fruit preserves, chocolate, caramel, or cheese.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

hamantaschen hamantasch hamantashen hamentaschen hamentashen homentaschen homentashen humentashen

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish המן־טאַשן (homen-tashn).

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