Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hamantaschen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: haman-taschen
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Example Sentences

"A workshop for children and adults on making hamantaschen, the triangular pastries that are traditional for Purim, the Jewish feast being celebrated Saturday and Sunday, will be held tomorrow[…]."
"“The boys pump sweet jelly into the little triangle, careful not to overfill its delicate folds. Now the hamantaschen is ready for Passover.”"

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Yiddish

Word Breakdown

Root: המן־טאַשן

Inflected Forms

hamantasch (singular) hamantashen (alternative) hamentaschen (alternative) hamentashen (alternative) homentaschen (alternative) homentashen (alternative) humentashen (alternative)

Questions

What does hamantaschen mean?: 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.
Where does hamantaschen come from?: It is traced to Yiddish.

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