"hamantaschen" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hamantasch [singular]
Etymology: Borrowed from Yiddish המן־טאַשן (homen-tashn). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|yi|המן־טאַשן|tr=homen-tashn}} Yiddish המן־טאַשן (homen-tashn) Head templates: {{en-noun|p|sg=hamantasch}} hamantaschen pl (normally plural, singular hamantasch)
  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. Wikipedia link: hamantaschen Tags: plural, plural-normally Categories (topical): Foods Synonyms: hamantashen, hamentaschen, hamentashen, homentaschen, homentashen, humentashen Translations (three-cornered cookies): אָזְנֵי הָמָן ('oz'nei hamán) [feminine, plural] (Hebrew), Aman'ın kulakları [plural] (Turkish), המן־טאַשן (homen-tashn) [feminine, masculine, plural] (Yiddish)

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