המן־טאַשן

Yiddish

FWOTD – 17 March 2022

Etymology

Probably from מאָן (mon, poppy seed) +‎ טאַש (tash, pocket), altered to refer to המן (homen, Haman). The first element is from Middle High German mahe, from Old High German maho (poppy).

Pronunciation

  • (YIVO) IPA(key): /ˈhɔmənˌtaʃn̩/
  • (Northeastern) IPA(key): /ˈhɔmə(n)ˌtaʃn̩/, /ˈhɔmə(n)ˌtasn̩/, /ˈhɔməntəs/

Noun

המן־טאַשן • (homen-tashnm pl or f pl (singular המן־טאַש (homen-tash))

  1. hamantaschen (Ashkenazi three-cornered cookies traditionally eaten on Purim)
    • 2013 February 22, גענאַדי עסטרײַך [genadi estraykh], “מאָסקווער פּורים־שפּילן [moskver purim-shpiln]”, in Forverts:
      אָבער פֿון פּורים האַלט פֿון קינדווײַז אָן, צוליב די המן־טאַשן. איך האָב ליב נאָר אַזעלכע המן־טאַשן, וואָס זײַנען מיט מאָן.
      ober fun purim halt fun kindvayz on, tsulib di homen-tashn. ikh hob lib nor azelkhe homen-tashn, vos zaynen mit mon.
      But Purim lasts from childhood on, because of the hamentaschen. I only love the kind of hamantaschen made with poppy.

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