hamentashen

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A form of hamantaschen — 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.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nounhamentashen pl (normally plural, singular hamentash)

singular hamentash

  1. alternativepluralplural normallyAlternative spelling of hamantaschen.
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