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hamantaschen

Noun

Meaning

hamantaschen pl (normally plural, singular 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.

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Examples

A word about hamantaschen fillings: I filled half of my hamantaschen with no-sugar-added apricot preserves. Source: Internet

When it's Purim, we'll have hamantaschen; when it's Hannukah, we'll have latkes. Source: Internet

Lehamin, a bakery chain with branches in Tel Aviv and Manhattan, has gradually expanded its hamantaschen offerings over the past decade or so. Source: Internet

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