המן־טאַשן

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FWOTD – 17 March 2022
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המן־טאַשן

Etymology

Probably from מאָן (mon, “poppy seed”) +‎ טאַש (tash, “pocket”), altered to refer to המן (homen, “Haman”). The first element is from Middle High German mahe, from Old High German maho (“poppy”).

Pronunciation

Noun

המן־טאַשן • (homen-tashn) m pl or f pl (singular המן־טאַש (homen-tash))

  1. hamantaschen (Ashkenazi three-cornered cookies traditionally eaten on Purim)
    • 2013 February 22, גענאַדי עסטרײַך [genadi estraykh], “מאָסקווער פּורים־שפּילן [moskver purim-shpiln]”, in Forverts:
      אָבער פֿון פּורים האַלט פֿון קינדווײַז אָן, צוליב די המן־טאַשן. איך האָב ליב נאָר אַזעלכע המן־טאַשן, וואָס זײַנען מיט מאָן.
      ober fun purim halt fun kindvayz on, tsulib di homen-tashn. ikh hob lib nor azelkhe homen-tashn, vos zaynen mit mon.
      But Purim lasts from childhood on, because of the hamentaschen. I only love the kind of hamantaschen made with poppy.

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