English Explanatory Dictionary

Mohn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from German.
noun
  1. A sweet pastry filling made of poppy seed paste, especially used in Central or Eastern European baked goods such as hamantaschen.

Pronunciation

/mʊn/

Word forms

Mohn Mohns

Etymology

From the German surname: * from the noun Mohn (“poppy”), * also from the old personal name Monrad, composed of the elements *mundiz (“thought, mind, spirit”) and *rēdaz (“counsel”), * also a variant of Moehn, from Möhn near Trier.

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