hamantasch
noun
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.
hamantaschen
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pluralof hamantasch.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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My creation resembled a bulky hamantaschen more than a talisman for a life-changing epiphany.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
It's used for kolaches, babkas, hamantaschen, crescent rolls — the options are endless.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2022
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
For years, bakers have riffed on the recipe for hamantaschen, the traditional sweet for Purim, which starts at sunset on March 16 this year.
From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2022
Its most recent post was a photo of him and Chan baking hamantaschen for Purim.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 10, 2018
