English
hamantaschen
Hamantaschen comes from Yiddish המן־טאַשן.
- Yiddishmodernהמן־טאַשןhomen-tashn
- Englishearliest quotation 2007hamantaschen
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Yiddishmodernהמן־טאַשןhomen-tashn
- Englishearliest quotation 2007hamantaschen
Earliest quotation: 2007, Florence Fabricant, Food Calendar: “A workshop for children and adults on making hamantaschen,…”
Every English word from Yiddish המן־טאַשן
Today it means
noun 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.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Yiddish המן־טאַשן / hamantaschen