המן־טאַשן

Yiddish

המן־טאַשן

Etymology

Probably from מאָן‎ (mon, “poppy seed”) +‎ טאַש‎ (tash, “pocket”), altered to refer to המן‎ (homen, “Haman”).

Pronunciation

(YIVO) IPA^(key): /ˈhɔmənˌtaʃn̩/
(Litvish) IPA^(key): /ˈhɔmə(n)ˌtaʃn̩/, /ˈhɔmə(n)ˌtasn̩/, /ˈhɔməntəs/

Noun

המן־טאַשן • (homen-tashn) m pl, f pl , singular המן־טאַש‎ (homen-tash)

hamantaschen (Ashkenazi three-cornered cookies traditionally eaten on Purim)

Further reading

Map of dialectal variants for "homentashen" from Litvish: An Atlas of Northeastern Yiddish by Dovid Katz

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