Etymology

haroseth

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Today it means: A paste made of fruits and nuts eaten at Passover, representing the mortar mixed by the Israelites during their slavery in Egypt. Full definition →

Hebrew חֲרֽוֹסֶת
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  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromחֲרֽוֹסֶת
  2. English todayharoseth

From Hebrew חֲרֽוֹסֶת, from חרס (cheres, “clay”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.