noun
also ha·man·tash ˈhämənˌtäsh, ˈhəm-
( plural hamantasch·en -shən)
Etymology: Yiddish homentash, from Homen, biblical chief minister of Ahasuerus and enemy of the Jews (Esth 3-7) + tash pocket, bag, from Old High German tasca, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin tasca task, compensation, purse — more at task
: a three-cornered cake with a poppy-seed or prune filling traditionally eaten in Jewish households at Purim