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ha·man·tasch | \ ˈhä-mən-ˌtäsh 
, ˈhȯ-, -ˌtȯsh \
, ˈhȯ-, -ˌtȯsh \ plural hamantaschen\ ˈhä-mən-ˌtä-shən , ˈhȯ- , -ˌtȯ- \
, ˈhȯ- , -ˌtȯ- \Definition of hamantasch
: a 3-cornered pastry with a filling (as of poppy seeds or prunes) traditionally eaten during the Jewish holiday Purim
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The first known use of hamantasch was in 1927
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