Definitions For Hamantaschen

Noun

{{en-plural noun, sg=hamantasch}} 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.

Translations

Hebrew: אָזְנֵי הָמָן, f-p ('oz'nei hamán, sc=Hebr) Turkish: Aman'ın kulakları, p Yiddish: המן־טאַשן, m-p, f-p (homen-tashn, sc=Hebr)

Alternative forms

{{alt, en, hamantashen, hamentaschen, hamentashen, homentaschen, homentashen, humentashen}}

Etymology

Borrowed from {{bor, en, yi, המן־טאַשן, tr=homen-tashn}}.