maror
noun
ma·ror
variants: less commonly
moror
Definition of maror
maror
alsomoror
: the bitter herbs (as horseradish) eaten by Jews at the Passover seder to symbolize the bitterness of the Egyptian oppression of the Israelites
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Origin and Etymology of maror
Hebrew mārōr
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