hamantasch

noun

ha·​man·​tasch ˈhä-mən-ˌtäsh 

ˈhȯ-,

-ˌtȯsh

plural hamantaschen ˈhä-mən-ˌtä-shən 

ˈhȯ-,

-ˌtȯ-

: a 3-cornered pastry with a filling (as of poppy seeds or prunes) traditionally eaten during the Jewish holiday Purim

Word History

Etymology

Yiddish homentash, from Homen Haman + tash pocket, bag

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hamantasch

• calabash
• ash
• bash
• brash
• cache
• cash
• clash
• crash
• dash
• flash
• gash
• hash