Etymology

maror

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Today it means: A bitter vegetable, such as horseradish or Romaine lettuce, eaten at the Passover seder as a reminder of the bitterness of slavery in Egypt. Full definition →

Hebrew מָרוֹר
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  1. Hebrew · derived fromמָרוֹר
  2. English todaymaror

From Hebrew מָרוֹר (marór).

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