Hamantash vs. Latkes (was Dreidle & Latkes (1916))

[Steve Kl.]

On Tue, 6 Aug 2002, Laurence Horn wrote:

>
> Nice to hear.  I'll be interested to see whether Haman figures in the
> etymology.

Yiddish _homentash_ : _Homen_, Haman + _tash_, pocket (<MHGer. tasche <
OHGer. _tasca_.)

(Haman is itself an entry, and thus not further glossed in the ety at
hamantasch. It is defined as "In the Bible, a Persian minister who was
hanged for plotting the destruction of the Jews.")

-- Steve