noun
- Three-cornered pastries with a sweet or savory filling, traditionally eaten during the Jewish holiday of Purim.
Usage: plural form; singular is hamantasch; also spelled hamentaschen; Jewish cuisine
Examples
- During Purim, families bake hamantaschens filled with poppy seeds or jam.
- The bakery displayed trays of hamantaschens in the window for the holiday.
- She made hamantaschens with apricot filling for the Purim celebration.
- Traditional hamantaschens are shaped to represent the three-cornered hat of Haman.
- The children enjoyed eating hamantaschens at the Purim party.