hamantasch

American  

[hah-muhn-tahsh, huhm-uhn-, hoom-] / ˈhɑ mənˌtɑʃ, ˈhʌm ən-, ˈhʊm- /

noun

Jewish Cooking.

• hamantaschen
  plural

1. a small triangular cake often made with yeast and filled with a mixture of poppy seeds and honey or with prune paste, prepared especially for the festival of Purim.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• hamantaschen
  plural

Etymology

Origin of hamantasch

< Yiddish homentash, equivalent to homen Haman + tash pouch, pocket (compare Middle High German tasche, Old High German tasca; akin to task )

Example Sentences

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hamantaschen

My creation resembled a bulky hamantaschen more than a talisman for a life-changing epiphany.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

He ate hamantaschen, pastries symbolizing the wicked courtier Haman, whose thwarted effort to annihilate the Jews in ancient Persia is narrated in the Old Testament and commemorated each year with Purim.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 19, 2022

Traditional poppy seed hamantaschen get cozy with melted chocolate in this cookie recipe.

From Salon ● Mar. 16, 2022

Its most recent post was a photo of him and Chan baking hamantaschen for Purim.

From The New Yorker ● Sep. 10, 2018

Sundays through March 20, the museum will also offer a Purim treasure hunt and a chance to make the holiday pastries known as hamantaschen.

From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 2016