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haroseth
[ Sephardic Hebrew khah-raw-set; Ashkenazic Hebrew khah-roh-sis ]
noun
, Hebrew.
- a mixture of chopped nuts and apples, wine, and spices that is eaten at the Seder meal on Passover: traditionally regarded as symbolic of the mortar used by Israelite slaves in Egypt.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of haroseth1
ḥărōseth, akin to ḥarsīth pottery clay
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