Hamantaschenとは 意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• hamantashen, hamentaschen, hamentashen, homentaschen, homentashen, humentashen

語源

Borrowed from Yiddish המן־טאַשן‎ (homen-tashn).

名詞

hamantaschen pl (normally 複数形, 単数形 hamantasch)

1. Traditional Ashkenazi three-cornered cookies eaten during the Jewish holiday of Purim. The filling may be made from variously from poppy seeds, prunes, nuts, dates, apricots, fruit preserves, chocolate, caramel, or cheese.
   • 2007 February 28, Florence Fabricant, “Food Calendar”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     A workshop for children and adults on making hamantaschen, the triangular pastries that are traditional for Purim, the Jewish feast being celebrated Saturday and Sunday, will be held tomorrow […] .