hamantasch

American  

[hah-muhn-tahsh, huhm-uhn-, hoom-] / ˈhɑ mənˌtɑʃ, ˈhʌm ən-, ˈhʊm- /

noun

Jewish Cooking.

plural

hamantaschen

1. a small triangular cake often made with yeast and filled with a mixture of poppy seeds and honey or with prune paste, prepared especially for the festival of Purim.

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Etymology

Origin of hamantasch

< Yiddish homentash, equivalent to homen Haman + tash pouch, pocket (compare Middle High German tasche, Old High German tasca; akin to task )